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Table 1 Number of reported infections in different urticaria subtypes published in PubMed (01.02.2009)

From: Urticaria and infections

Pathogen

acute UR

chronic

UR

cold

UR

DPU

AE

(histam.)

AAE

HAE

Bacteria

       

H. pylori

nd

+++

1

nd

+

+

++

Streptococcus spp.

+++

+++

nd

nd

+

nd

Nd

Staphylococcus spp.

++

++

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Yersinia ent. (persist.)

nd

+++

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Mycoplasma pneum.

+ (c)

nd

+

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Trichinella

nd

1

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Plasmodium falcip.

+

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Viruses

       

HIV

nd

nd

+

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Influenza

+

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Adenovirus

+ (c)

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Enterovirus

+ (c)

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Rotavirus

+ (c)

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

RSV

+ (c)

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Hepatitis A virus

+

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Hepatitis B virus

+

nd

+

nd

+

nd

Nd

Hepatitis C virus

nd

++

1

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Cytomegalovirus

+

+

+

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Epstein-Barr virus

+

+

nd

nd

+

nd

+

Parvovirus B19

+

nd

nd

nd

+

nd

Nd

Norovirus

1

1

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Parasites

       

Blastocystis hominis

+

++

nd

1

1

nd

Nd

Giardia lamblia

nd

+

nd

nd

1

nd

Nd

Toxocara canis

nd

+

1

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Trichomonas vagin.

nd

1

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Anisakis simplex

++

nd

nd

nd

nd

nd

Nd

Strongyloides sterc.

nd

+

nd

nd

+

nd

Nd

unspecified

       

rhinopharnygitis

+++

nd

nd

nd

++

nd

Nd

tonsillitis

nd

++

nd

nd

+

nd

Nd

sinusitis

nd

++

nd

nd

+

nd

Nd

dental infection

+

++

nd

nd

+

nd

Nd

urinary tract infection

++

++

nd

nd

+

nd

Nd

  1. Number of publications:
  2. 1, if n = 1; +, if n = 2-10; ++, if n = 11-99; +++, if n ≥ 100; nd, not described
  3. *Search strategy in PubMed: titles/abstract for the respective pathogen and "urticaria"
  4. Items with "urticaria" in title/abstract: 8336
  5. Abbreviations: UR, urticaria; DPU, delayed pressure urticaria; AE, angioedema; histam., histaminergic; AAE, acquired angioedema; HAE, hereditary angioedema; (c), children