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

Year: 2015
Type: article
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; and World AllergyOrganization.More formal guidelines regarding early-life, complementary feeding practices and the risk of allergy development will follow in the next year from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseasessponsored Working Group and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Source: Allergy
Language: English
Field: Medicine
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W4231508763
FWCI: 2.352
Cites: 13
Cited by: 24
Related to: 10