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Mark S. La Shell, MD, Christopher W. Calabria, MD, James M. Quinn, MD 

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1 Imported fire ant field reaction and immunotherapy safety characteristics: The IFACS study 
Mark S. La Shell, MD, Christopher W. Calabria, MD, James M. Quinn, MD  Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  Volume 125, Issue 6, Pages (June 2010) DOI: /j.jaci Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

2 Fig 1 Number of stings leading to the index field reaction (the SR leading to allergy referral and initiation of IFA SCIT) along with severity of the reaction. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

3 Fig 2 Total injections by phase.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions

4 Fig 3 Severity of SRs to IFA SCIT. Seven of 77 patients experienced SRs to IFA SCIT. There were no emergency department visits, hospitalizations, or fatalities. One patient experienced more than 1 SR, and she had a total of 2 SRs, each grade 1. In 2 different patients 2 SRs were delayed (one presented at 35 minutes and the other at 60 minutes). Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology  , DOI: ( /j.jaci ) Copyright © 2010 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Terms and Conditions


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