Outcomes of office-based, open food challenges in the management of food allergy

J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2011 Nov;128(5):1120-2. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2011.07.012. Epub 2011 Aug 11.

Abstract

This letter reports the largest series of open oral food challenges in the literature to date. It describes the feasibility and utility of oral food challenge, further justifying its use in the everyday practice of allergy.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Ambulatory Care
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Food Hypersensitivity / diagnosis*
  • Humans
  • Immunologic Tests / adverse effects*
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Retrospective Studies