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. 2002 Aug 30;2:11. doi: 10.1186/1471-5945-2-11

Table 3.

Clinical data of patients who received stings II.

Total Bee Wasp Paperwasp P #
Number of patients 37 22 13 2
Number of patients with allergic reactions during immunotherapy 16 (43.2%) 12 (54.5%) 4 (30.8%) 0 NS
Reactions/injections 33 (3.4%) 27 (4.7%) 6 (1.5%) 0 < 0.01
Reactions/patients
I * 15 (40.5%) 11 (50.0%) 4 (30.8%) 0 NS
II 18 (48.6%) 16 (72.7%) 2 (15.4%) 0 < 0.01
III–IV 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0 (0.0%) 0

# Statistical comparison between bee and wasp venom treated patients. * Classified according to Mueller[11]: Grade I – urticaria, pruritus, malaise; grade II – angioedema, chest tightness, nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, dizziness; grade III – dispnoea, wheeze, stridor, dysphagia, hoarseness; grade IV – hypotension, collapse, loss of consciousness, incontinence, cyanosis.