Skin prick test responses and allergen-specific IgE levels as predictors of peanut, egg, and sesame allergy in infants
Conclusion: These 95% PPVs, which were generated from a unique dataset, are valuable for the diagnosis of food allergy in young infants and were robust when stratified across a number of different risk factors.
Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Rachel L. Peters, Katrina J. Allen, Shyamali C. Dharmage, Mimi L.K. Tang, Jennifer J. Koplin, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Adrian J. Lowe, David Hill, Lyle C. Gurrin, HealthNuts study Tags: Food, drug, insect sting allergy, and anaphylaxis Source Type: research
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