Increasing rate of hospitalizations for food-induced anaphylaxis in Italian children: An analysis of the Italian Ministry of Health database

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2015 Mar;135(3):833-5.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.12.1912. Epub 2015 Jan 25.

Authors

Rita Nocerino¹, Ludovica Leone¹, Linda Cosenza¹, Roberto Berni Canani²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Translational Medical Science, University of Naples, Naples, Italy.
² Department of Translational Medical Science, University of Naples, Naples, Italy; European Laboratory for the Investigation of Food Induced Diseases, University of Naples, Naples, Italy. Electronic address: berni@unina.it.

PMID: 25630939
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2014.12.1912

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Anaphylaxis / diagnosis
Anaphylaxis / epidemiology*
Anaphylaxis / immunology
Anaphylaxis / physiopathology
Child
Child, Preschool
Databases, Factual
Female
Food Hypersensitivity / diagnosis
Food Hypersensitivity / epidemiology*
Food Hypersensitivity / immunology
Food Hypersensitivity / physiopathology
Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
Hospitalization / trends
Humans
Infant
Italy / epidemiology
Male