Allergen immunotherapy for insect venom allergy: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Allergy2016Vol. 72(3), pp. 342–365
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Sangeeta Dhami, Hadar Zaman, E.‐M. Varga, Gunter J. Sturm, Antonella Muraro, Cezmi A. Akdiş, Darío Antolín‐Amérigo, Maria Beatrice Bilò, Danijela Bokanovic, Moisés A. Calderón, Ewa Cichocka‐Jarosz, J. N. G. Oude Elberink, Radosław Gawlik, Thilo Jakob, Mitja Košnik, Joanna Lange, Ervin Mingomataj, D. I. Mitsias, Holger Mosbech, Markus Ollert, Oliver Pfaar, Constantinos Pitsios, Valerio Pravettoni, Graham Roberts, Franziska Ruëff, B. A. Sin, Miqdad Asaria, G. Netuveli, Aziz Sheikh
Abstract
The limited available evidence suggested that VIT is effective in reducing severe subsequent systemic sting reactions and in improving disease-specific quality of life. VIT proved to be safe and no fatalities were recorded in the studies included in this review. The cost-effectiveness of VIT needs to be established.
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