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Table 4 Recommended Maintenance Doses for Aeroallergen Immunotherapy

From: Update on Allergy Immunotherapy

 

Dose in

Dose of

Maintenance

Allergen

Standardized Units

Major Allergen

Concentrate* (w/v)

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus

600 AU

7-12 μg Der p 1

NA

Dermatophagoides farinae

2,000 AU

10 μg Der f 1

NA

Cat dander

2,000-3,000 BAU

11-17 μg Fel d 1

NA

Grass

4,000 BAU

7-20 μg Phi p 5

NA

Short ragweed

NA

6-24 μg Amb a 1

1:100-1:30

Other pollen (nonstandardized)

NA

ND

1:100-1:30

Fungi/mould

NA

ND

1:100-1:50

  1. Adapted from Nelson HS [3]; Joint Task Force on Practice Parameters [5]; Nelson HS [48].
  2. AU = allergy units; BAU = bioequivalent allergy units; NA = not applicable; ND = not determined; w/v = weight per volume.
  3. *Based on a maintenance injection of 0.5 mL