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Anaphylaxis* Is Not Rare<br />

Estimated risk in US: 1-3%<br />

Fatalities per year in <strong>the</strong> US:<br />

- antibiotic-induced: 600<br />

- food-induced: 150<br />

- venom-induced: 50<br />

Kemp SF and Lockey RF, J Allergy Clin Immunol 2002;110:341-8<br />

*urticaria/angioedema or dyspnea or hypotension

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