Second symposium on the definition and management of anaphylaxis: summary report--second National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease/Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network symposium.
There is no universal agreement on the definition of anaphylaxis or the criteria for diagnosis. In July 2005, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease and Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network convened a second meeting on anaphylaxis, which included representatives from 16 different organizations or government bodies, including representatives from North America, Europe, and Australia, to continue working toward a universally accepted definition of anaphylaxis, establish clinical criteria that would accurately identify cases of anaphylaxis with high precision, further review the evidence on the most appropriate management of anaphylaxis, and outline the research needs in this area.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA.
Hugh A
HA
Sampson
Anne
A
Muñoz-Furlong
Ronna L
RL
Campbell
N Franklin
NF
Adkinson
S Allan
SA
Bock
Amy
A
Branum
Simon G A
SG
Brown
Carlos A
CA
Camargo
Rita
R
Cydulka
Stephen J
SJ
Galli
Jane
J
Gidudu
Rebecca S
RS
Gruchalla
Allen D
AD
Harlor
David L
DL
Hepner
Lawrence M
LM
Lewis
Phillip L
PL
Lieberman
Dean D
DD
Metcalfe
Robert
R
O'Connor
Antonella
A
Muraro
Amanda
A
Rudman
Cara
C
Schmitt
Debra
D
Scherrer
F Estelle
FE
Simons
Stephen
S
Thomas
Joseph P
JP
Wood
Wyatt W
WW
Decker