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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1025-028X</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Vaccimonitor]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Vaccimonitor]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1025-028X</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Finlay Ediciones]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1025-028X2020000300129</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Caracterización de pacientes alérgicos a picadura de abeja que reciben inmunoterapia]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Characterization of allergic patients to bee sting that receive immunotherapy]]></article-title>
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<surname><![CDATA[Bocourt-Esmeiro]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Fabiola María]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[López-González]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Belkis]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Álvarez-Castelló]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mirta]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Castro-Almarales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Raúl L.]]></given-names>
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<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez-Canosa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[José S.]]></given-names>
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<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres-Concepción]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Dr. Adolfo D´Empaire Servicio de Alergia ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Zulia ]]></addr-line>
<country>Venezuela</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario &#8220;General Calixto García&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Nacional de Biopreparados (BIOCEN)  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Mayabeque ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Policlínico Universitario &#8220;Lidia y Clodomira&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>129</fpage>
<lpage>135</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1025-028X2020000300129&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1025-028X2020000300129&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1025-028X2020000300129&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN La alergia al veneno de abejas provoca reacciones de leves a severas con compromiso para la vida. La inmunoterapia con veneno de himenópteros es un tratamiento eficaz y protege a los pacientes alérgicos de sufrir reacciones sistémicas ante nuevas picaduras. Nos propusimos caracterizar los pacientes alérgicos a picaduras de abeja que reciben inmunoterapia. Se realizó un estudio observacional descriptivo de corte longitudinal en pacientes alérgicos a las picaduras de abeja tratados con inmunoterapia de extracto de abeja en el Hospital Universitario &#8220;General Calixto García&#8221; de La Habana, Cuba. La muestra fue de 17 pacientes que cumplieron los criterios de inclusión. Usamos técnicas de estadística descriptiva: promedio, probabilidad y puntaje estandarizado, así como técnicas de estadística inferencial tales como Chi cuadrado, verificando asociación significativa entre las variables; el nivel de significación empleado fue del 5% (p&#706;0,05). La tercera década de la vida fue la edad promedio de los pacientes. Se observó predominio del sexo masculino y residencia en zona urbana. Alrededor de la mitad de los pacientes tenían rinitis y antecedentes familiares de asma. Todos los pacientes tuvieron reacciones locales, la mayoría se re-expusieron a la picadura; de ellos, solo el 20% presentaron reacciones alérgicas sistémicas después de la inmunoterapia. Se concluye que la reactividad cutánea al extracto de abeja se redujo con el tratamiento de inmunoterapia.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT Allergy to bee venom may cause from mild to severe reactions threatening the patient´s life. Immunotherapy with hymenopter venom is an effective treatment that can protect allergic patients from suffering systemic reactions to new stings. The aim of this study was to characterize allergic patients to bee sting that receive immunotherapy. A descriptive longitudinal observational study was carried out in allergic patients to bee sting receiving immunotherapy with bee extracts in the University Hospital General &#8220;Calixto García&#8221;, Havana, Cuba. A sample of 17 patients with inclusion criteria was analyzed. Descriptive statistical techniques were used: mean, probability, standardized score, as well as, inferential statistic techniques such as the Chi square; verifying significant association between variables. The level of signification was 5% (p&#706;0.05). The third decade of life was the average age of the patients in this study; male sex and, urban residents were predominant. Around half of the patients had rhinitis and family history of asthma. All patients had local reactions; most of the patients were re-exposed to stings. Only 20% of patients reported systemic allergic reaction after immunotherapy. Skin reactivity to bee extract was reduced with the immunotherapy.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Alergia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[venenos de abeja]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[inmunoterapia]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Allergy]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[bee venoms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[immunotherapy]]></kwd>
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