Allergens in hymenoptera venom. IX. Species specificity to Polistes (paper wasp) venoms
Hoffman, D.R.; McDonald, C.A.
Annals of Allergy 48(2): 82-86
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0003-4738 PMID: 7065471 Document Number: 184525
Sera from 62 patients allergic to Polistes venom were used to study the allergenic relationships among 4 species of Polistes by both direct and inhibition RAST. Results showed that the 4 venoms were closely related. Venoms of the Polistes species were more closely related to each other than those of the various Vespula species are to each other. A commercially available mixture of Polistes venom contained all of the relevant allergens. Author.