Consensus communication on early peanut introduction and the prevention of peanut allergy in high-risk infants.

Consensus communication on early peanut introduction and the prevention of peanut allergy in high-risk infants. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015 Jun 27; Authors: Fleischer DM, Sicherer S, Greenhawt M, Campbell D, Chan E, Muraro A, Halken S, Katz Y, Ebisawa M, Eichenfield L, Sampson H, Lack G, Du Toit G, Roberts G, Bahnson H, Feeney M, Hourihane J, Spergel J, Young M, As'aad A, Allen K, Prescott S, Kapur S, Saito H, Agache I, Akdis CA, Arshad H, Beyer K, Dubois A, Eigenmann P, Fernandez-Rivas M, Grimshaw K, Hoffman-Sommergruber K, Host A, Lau S, O'Mahony L, Mills C, Papadopoulos N, Venter C, Agmon-Levin N, Kessel A, Antaya R, Drolet B, Rosenwasser L Abstract The purpose of this brief communication is to highlight emerging evidence to existing guidelines regarding potential benefits of supporting early, rather than delayed, peanut introduction during the period of complementary food introduction in infants. This document should be considered as interim guidance based on consensus among the following organizations: American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Israel Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Japanese Society for Allergology, Society for Pediatric Dermatology, an...
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