Sublingual immunotherapy in children and its potential beneficial collateral effect on respiratory tract infections.

Abstract

Although directed to the control of allergic symptoms, a possible effect of sublingual immunotherapy (SLIT) on susceptibility to infections has been hypothesized. Two hundred sixty-five children aged between 3 and 4 years of age affected by allergic rhinitis completed a 6 year prospective case-control study. One hundred forty-three children after 2 years of SLIT reported a lower prevalence of respiratory tract infections when compared to children not undergoing SLIT.

• Authors: Francesca Occasi, Giovanna De Castro, Anna Maria Zicari, Luciana Indinnimeo, Giancarlo Tancredi, Marzia Duse
• Journal: Current medical research and opinion (Curr Med Res Opin) Vol. 31 Issue 5 Pg. 939-41 (May 2015) ISSN: 1473-4877 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 25753228 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Administration, Sublingual
• Case-Control Studies
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• Humans
• Male
• Prospective Studies
• Respiratory Tract Infections (immunology, therapy)
• Rhinitis, Allergic (immunology, therapy)
• Sublingual Immunotherapy (methods)
• Treatment Outcome