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To the Editor: Golden and colleagues (Aug. 12 issue)¹ report on the long-term benefits of venom immunotherapy in children with moderate-to-severe systemic reactions to insect stings. The optimal method for administration of venom immunotherapy in children is not known. Ultra-rush immunotherapy² offers potential advantages over standard or slow protocols, including the need for fewer injections and more rapid achievement of protection.

We performed a retrospective analysis of children who were sensitized to honeybee venom (mean [±SD] age, 9±3 years) and who had a history of moderate-to-severe systemic reactions after bee stings. The children received either slow bee-venom immunotherapy (18 children) . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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