Failure of introduction of food allergens after negative oral food challenge tests in children. [PDF]
Eur J Pediatr, 2015 One of the purposes to perform an oral food challenge (FC) test is to avoid unnecessary elimination of food allergens. In case of a negative FC test result, the food can be introduced.
van der Valk JP +3 more
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The efficacy and safety of stepwise oral food challenge in children with hen’s egg allergy [PDF]
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical ImmunologyBackground Oral food challenge (OFC) is the gold standard for diagnosing food allergies (FAs) but carries the risk of anaphylactic reaction. Stepwise OFC, starting with a low dose of allergen and progressing to medium and full doses, is effective in ...
Mika Ogata +8 more
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Outcome Predictors of Oral Food Challenge in Children [PDF]
ChildrenBackground: Food allergy is a leading cause of severe allergic reactions in children and often results in restrictive elimination diets. The oral food challenge (OFC) remains the diagnostic gold standard but is resource-intensive and carries a risk of ...
Vojko Berce +3 more
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Oral Food Challenge in Children with Tree Nut and Peanut Allergy: The Predictive Value of Diagnostic Tests [PDF]
DiagnosticsFood allergy (FA) affects approximately 6–8% of young children, with a peak prevalence at approximately one year of age. Tree nut and peanut allergies are among the main causes of anaphylaxis in the world.
Ludovica Cela +10 more
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Seafood graded oral food challenge outcomes in a pediatric tertiary care center [PDF]
World Allergy Organization Journal, 2020 Background: There are sparse data regarding the predictors of positive oral food challenges and reaction severity for seafood in children. Objective: Identify clinical characteristics in children with seafood allergy who were most likely to experience a ...
Zachary E. Rubin +2 more
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Allergic reactions to milk appear sooner than reactions to hen’s eggs: a retrospective study [PDF]
World Allergy Organization Journal, 2016 Background Oral food challenge test doses are recommended to be performed at least 20 min apart; however, the times of symptom provocation from the start of the oral food challenge have never been compared between different foods.
Noriyuki Yanagida +2 more
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Safety of Oral Food Challenges in Early Life [PDF]
Children, 2018 Oral food challenges are becoming more frequent in the allergy clinic due to an increased demand related to early food introduction in infants. We examined the safety of oral food challenges in 18 high-risk infants with prior allergic reactions, as well ...
Katherine Anagnostou
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Diagnosis of Food Allergy Based on Oral Food Challenge Test
Allergology International, 2009 Diagnosis of food allergy should be based on the observation of allergic symptoms after intake of the suspected food. The oral food challenge test (OFC) is the most reliable clinical procedure for diagnosing food allergy.
Komei Ito, Atsuo Urisu
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Increasing specific immunoglobulin E levels correlate with the risk of anaphylaxis during an oral food challenge [PDF]
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, 2018 Oral food challenges (OFCs) are necessary to diagnose food allergies; however, these tests can cause anaphylaxis. Higher specific immunoglobulin E (sIgE) levels to causative food have been associated with a positive OFC.
Noriyuki Yanagida +6 more
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Prediction of pediatric peanut oral food challenge outcomes using machine learning. [PDF]
J Allergy Clin Immunol GlobGryak J +6 more
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