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

Authors: David M. Fleischer, Scott Sicherer, Matthew Greenhawt, Dianne Campbell, Edmond S. Chan, Antonella Muraro, Susanne Halken, Yitzhak Katz, Motohiro Ebisawa, Lawrence Eichenfield, Hugh Sampson, FOR THE LEAP TRIAL TEAM, SECONDARY CONTRIBUTORS

Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology | Issue 1/2015

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 ntroduction 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 Allergy Organization. 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 Diseases – sponsored Working Group and the European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

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Title: Consensus communication on early peanut introduction and the prevention of peanut allergy in high-risk infants
Authors: David M. Fleischer
Scott Sicherer
Matthew Greenhawt
Dianne Campbell
Edmond S. Chan
Antonella Muraro
Susanne Halken
Yitzhak Katz
Motohiro Ebisawa
Lawrence Eichenfield
Hugh Sampson
FOR THE LEAP TRIAL TEAM
SECONDARY CONTRIBUTORS
Publication date: 01-12-2015
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology / Issue 1/2015
Electronic ISSN: 1710-1492
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/s13223-015-0087-8

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