title: Ants and bees: whole body extracts vs venom.
abstract: Ants, bees, and other stinging hymenoptera can induce serious anaphylactic reactions in susceptible individuals. Certainly, hymenoptera venom contains potent antigens that have been useful in testing and treating hymenoptera-sensitive patients who fail to acquire protection from whole body extract therapy. However, before whole body extracts are forever abandoned, their antigen content and stability should be re-examined by means of modern immunologic methods.
mesh_terms: D000707:Anaphylaxis / Q000628:therapy; D001000:Ants; D001516:Bees; D003888:Desensitization, Immunologic; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000628:therapy*; D007167:Immunotherapy; D007299:Insect Bites and Stings / Q000628:therapy*; D014688:Venoms / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014688:Venoms