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Penicillin Allergy …Maybe Not? The Military Relevance for Penicillin Testing and De-labeling.
Conclusion: A penicillin allergy label is a risk to military readiness secondary to associated increases in the length of hospitalizations and emergency department and medical visits. Penicillin de-labeling is a simple intervention that can improve readiness, significantly decrease health care costs and prevent antibiotic resistance, as well as antibiotic-associated adverse events. The military allergist should be "front and center" providing expertise guidance and leadership for clinic and hospital-based penicillin de-labeling efforts which are nested within the antibiotic stewardship programs. PMID: 30137597 [PubMed ...
Source: Military Medicine - August 24, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Mil Med Source Type: research

Food allergy in childhood.
Abstract IgE-mediated immediate type reactions are the most common form of food allergy in childhood. Primary (often in early childhood) and secondary (often pollen-associated) allergies can be distinguished by their level of severity. Hen's egg, cow's milk and peanut are the most common elicitors of primary food allergy. Tolerance development in hen's egg and cow's milk allergy happens frequently whereas peanut allergy tends toward a lifelong disease. For the diagnostic patient history, detection of sensitization and (in many cases) oral food challenges are necessary. Especially in peanut and hazelnut allergy co...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - May 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Beyer K, Niggemann B Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research

Alleged Allergy to Penicillin and Isolation Issues: Toward New Practices for French Navy?
CONCLUSIONS: A study of medical records shows that the allergic risk is not anticipated for 74.5% of patients labeled allergic, despite the difficulties encountered at sea. Standardization of practices within the French Navy is necessary to avoid the prescription of second-line antibiotics, less effective and sometimes unavailable on board, and to improve patient safety in isolation situations. In agreement with French military allergists, we propose, in this article, guidelines for a systematic exploration of allegations of allergy to penicillin in the French Navy.PMID:33861325 | DOI:10.1093/milmed/usab141
Source: Military Medicine - April 16, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Cyprien Chartois Aude Valois Nicolas Paleiron Emilie Rivi ère Bertrand Elie Julien Pontis Source Type: research

Prevalence of latex allergy among healthcare workers in Izmir (Turkey).
Authors: Köse S, Mandiracioğlu A, Tatar B, Gül S, Erdem M Abstract The purpose of this study was to determine prevalence of natural rubber latex (NRL) allergy among healthcare employees and identify sensitive individuals. A total of 1,115 healthcare workers (HCWs) employed in Izmir Tepecik Education and Research Hospital participated in the study. Information on age, gender, occupation, history of allergy, and complaints were collected through a questionnaire. Serum latex-specific IgE level was determined. Among HCWs enrolled in the study, prevalence of latex sensitization was determined as 4.2%. More frequent o...
Source: Central European Journal of Public Health - June 3, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Cent Eur J Public Health Source Type: research

Geographical differences in food allergy.
CONCLUSIONS: The prevalence of food allergy sensitization differs between geographical areas, probably as a consequence of differences among populations, their habits and the influence of the cross-reactivity of aeroallergens and other sources of allergens. Geographical differences in food allergy are clearly evident at the allergenic molecular level, which seems to be directly influenced by the aeroallergens of each region and associated with specific clinical patterns. PMID: 27177898 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - May 12, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Bartra J, García-Moral A, Enrique E Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research

Removing risk stratification in food allergy prevention guidelines.
Abstract There is now level one evidence based on randomized controlled trials that early ingestion of allergenic solids in infancy has a preventive effect against food allergy development. As a result, guidelines now recommend early ingestion of allergenic solids as a means of food allergy prevention. However, guidelines in Canada currently focus this intervention specifically on infants at risk, defined currently as an infant who has a history of atopy such as eczema or food allergy, or who has an immediate family history of atopy. However, this definition fails to account for studies supporting early ingestion ...
Source: Canadian Journal of Public Health - July 13, 2020 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Abrams EM Tags: Can J Public Health Source Type: research

Food allergy safety: a descriptive report of changing policy in a single large medical center
ConclusionsOur experience suggests that methods for food allergy safety should be promoted, and that an established policy and suitable set of guidelines on this matter is required. This clearly mandates collaboration between the various sectors of the hospital, including management and the computer department; and the medical, nursing, dietetics and kitchen staffs. Furthermore, routine ongoing knowledge training programs for medical teams and kitchen staff are crucial for such implementational changes. In a technological world, computerized systems delivering food to hospitalized patients must be adapted such as to create...
Source: Israel Journal of Health Policy Research - May 3, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Food allergy in adulthood.
Abstract Food allergies can newly arise in adulthood or persist following a food allergy occurring in childhood. The prevalence of primary food allergy is basically higher in children than in adults; however, in the routine practice food allergies in adulthood appear to be increasing and after all a prevalence in Germany of 3.7 % has been published. The clinical spectrum of manifestations of food allergies in adulthood is broad. Allergy symptoms of the immediate type can be observed as well as symptoms occurring after a delay, such as indigestion, triggering of hematogenous contact eczema or flares of atopic der...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - May 19, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Werfel T Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research

Allergy - an environmental disease.
Abstract The increase in allergies is a phenomenon that is being observed in all fast-developing countries. For a long time, science has taken as a starting point that solely a genetic predisposition is a precondition for the development of an allergy. Today, knowledge of environmental factors that can alter genes or the transcription of genes in the cells, has improved. Epidemiological studies have meanwhile identified several environmental factors that have a protective or supporting effect on allergy development. The environmental microbiome has recently gained central interest. A common theme in most of...
Source: Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz - May 2, 2017 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Traidl-Hoffmann C Tags: Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz Source Type: research

Greenlandic women ´s lifestyle and diet during pregnancy and child risk for asthma, eczema and allergy: an ACCEPT-substudy.
Greenlandic women´s lifestyle and diet during pregnancy and child risk for asthma, eczema and allergy: an ACCEPT-substudy. Int J Circumpolar Health. 2019 Dec;78(1):1682421 Authors: Haugaard Rasmussen IM, Bonefeld-Jørgensen EC, Long M Abstract Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are environmental chemicals bio-accumulating through the food chain. POPs can affect the foetal development of the immune, the neural and the reproductive system. POPs are endocrine disruptors and shown to interfere with child vaccination responses. Our hypothesis is that POPs interfere with the immune system increasing the r...
Source: International Journal of Circumpolar Health - October 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Int J Circumpolar Health Source Type: research

Peanut allergy affects even more U.S. adults than children
(Northwestern University) Peanut allergy affects at least 4.5 million adults in the U.S., many of whom report developing their first allergy symptoms during adulthood. Although three out of four Americans with peanut allergy are over 17 years old, peanut allergy is often considered a predominantly pediatric concern. There are currently no FDA-approved therapies for patients with adult-onset food allergy.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 9, 2021 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news

Nip allergies in the Bub: a qualitative study for a public health approach to infant feeding for allergy prevention
CONCLUSIONS: Conducting focus groups assisted the selection of a brand, messages and resources to underpin a public health approach to implementing allergy prevention guidelines.IMPLICATIONS FOR PUBLIC HEALTH: This is the first focus group research undertaken for food allergy prevention. Identification of a meaningful brand, key messages and resources will support a public health approach to implementing allergy prevention guidelines.PMID:35616393 | DOI:10.1111/1753-6405.13241
Source: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health - May 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: Sandra L Vale Ingrid Roche Merryn Netting Maria Said Preeti Joshi Rhonda Clifford Dianne E Campbell Sandra M Salter Source Type: research