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Table 3 Recommended Maintenance Doses of Allergen

From: Consensus Guidelines on Practical Issues of Immunotherapy-Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology (CSACI)

Allergen

Dose

Dose, Major Allergen

Maintenance Concentration (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 (eg, timothy)

4,000 BAU

7 μg Phl p 5

NA

Short ragweed

NA

6 μg Amb a 1

1:100-1:30

Other pollen

NA

ND

1:100-1:30

Fungi, mould

NA

ND

1:100-1:50

  1. Adapted from Li JT et al. [3]
  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.