Allergic reactions to Hymenoptera stings in Turkish school children.

Arikan-Ayyildiz Z., Isik S., Babus S., Ucku R., Caglayan-Sozmen S., Karaman O., ...More

Allergologia et immunopathologia, vol.44, no.1, pp.41-5, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 44 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.aller.2015.04.009
  • Journal Name: Allergologia et immunopathologia
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.41-5
  • Keywords: Hymenoptera, Allergy, School children, Insect stings, VENOM ALLERGY, PREVALENCE, BEE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ANAPHYLAXIS, POPULATION
  • Dokuz Eylül University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Reported prevalence of the insect stings and rates of allergic reactions vary among studies. The aim of the present study was to carry out the first epidemiological study on the prevalence of Hymenoptera allergy among school children in Izmir, Turkey.