Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut?
<p/> <p>The objective of this study was to determine the risk of peanut allergy in siblings of peanut-allergic children. In 2005-2006, 560 households of children born in 1995 in the province of Manitoba, Canada, were surveyed. The index children (8-to 10-year-olds) were assessed by a ped...
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doaj-507bb85319904cd8b3d87cf1827b30c52020-11-25T00:38:53ZengBMCAllergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology1710-14841710-14922008-12-014414414910.1186/1710-1492-4-4-144Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut?Liem Joel JHuq SaifulKozyrskyj Anita LBecker Allan B<p/> <p>The objective of this study was to determine the risk of peanut allergy in siblings of peanut-allergic children. In 2005-2006, 560 households of children born in 1995 in the province of Manitoba, Canada, were surveyed. The index children (8-to 10-year-olds) were assessed by a pediatric allergist and had skin-prick testing and/or capRAST for peanut allergy. Surveys were completed by parents for siblings to determine the presence of peanut allergy. Of 560 surveys, 514 (92%) were completed. Twenty-nine (5.6%) index children were peanut allergic. Fifteen of 900 (1.7%) siblings had peanut allergy. Four of 47 (8.5%) were siblings of peanut-allergic children and 11 of 853 (1.3%) were siblings of non-peanut-allergic children. The risk of peanut allergy was markedly increased in siblings of a peanut-allergic child (odds ratio 6.72, 95% confidence interval 2.04-22.12). Siblings of peanut-allergic children are much more likely to be allergic to peanut. An allergy assessment by a qualified allergist should be routinely recommended before feeding peanut to these children.</p> http://www.aacijournal.com/content/4/4/144allergy testscohort studyodds ratiopeanut allergysiblings |
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Liem Joel J Huq Saiful Kozyrskyj Anita L Becker Allan B Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut? Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology allergy tests cohort study odds ratio peanut allergy siblings |
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Liem Joel J Huq Saiful Kozyrskyj Anita L Becker Allan B |
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Liem Joel J |
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Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut? |
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Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut? |
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Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut? |
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Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut? |
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Should Younger Siblings of Peanut-Allergic Children Be Assessed by an Allergist before Being Fed Peanut? |
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should younger siblings of peanut-allergic children be assessed by an allergist before being fed peanut? |
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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology |
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1710-1484 1710-1492 |
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2008-12-01 |
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<p/> <p>The objective of this study was to determine the risk of peanut allergy in siblings of peanut-allergic children. In 2005-2006, 560 households of children born in 1995 in the province of Manitoba, Canada, were surveyed. The index children (8-to 10-year-olds) were assessed by a pediatric allergist and had skin-prick testing and/or capRAST for peanut allergy. Surveys were completed by parents for siblings to determine the presence of peanut allergy. Of 560 surveys, 514 (92%) were completed. Twenty-nine (5.6%) index children were peanut allergic. Fifteen of 900 (1.7%) siblings had peanut allergy. Four of 47 (8.5%) were siblings of peanut-allergic children and 11 of 853 (1.3%) were siblings of non-peanut-allergic children. The risk of peanut allergy was markedly increased in siblings of a peanut-allergic child (odds ratio 6.72, 95% confidence interval 2.04-22.12). Siblings of peanut-allergic children are much more likely to be allergic to peanut. An allergy assessment by a qualified allergist should be routinely recommended before feeding peanut to these children.</p> |
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allergy tests cohort study odds ratio peanut allergy siblings |
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