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Primum non nocere—first do no harm. And then feed peanut Hildebrand, Kyla J.; Abrams, Elissa M.; Vander Leek, Timothy K.; Upton, Julia E. M.; Mack, Douglas P.; Kirste, Linda; McCusker, Christine; Kapur, Sandeep

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The Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States—Report of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel were developed to build on previous food allergy guidelines after several key studies demonstrated the benefit of early introduction of allergenic foods. These landmark studies including the Learning Early about Peanut (LEAP), LEAP-On and Enquiring about Tolerance trials created a paradigm shift in food allergy prevention. The “take home” messages of this guideline include that peanut should be introduced early in the first year of life, and for the majority of infants, peanut can be introduced at home. The only group of infants for which medical assessment is recommended is those with severe eczema, egg allergy or both. Here we summarize the Guideline recommendations, endorsed by the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and highlight important aspects relevant to Canadian practitioners.

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Primum non nocere—first do no harm. And then feed peanut
Creator
Hildebrand, Kyla J.; Abrams, Elissa M.; Vander Leek, Timothy K.; Upton, Julia E. M.; Mack, Douglas P.; Kirste, Linda; McCusker, Christine; Kapur, Sandeep
Publisher
BioMed Central
Date Issued
2017-02-08
Description
The Addendum Guidelines for the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in the United States—Report of the NIAID-Sponsored Expert Panel were developed to build on previous food allergy guidelines after several key studies demonstrated the benefit of early introduction of allergenic foods. These landmark studies including the Learning Early about Peanut (LEAP), LEAP-On and Enquiring about Tolerance trials created a paradigm shift in food allergy prevention. The “take home” messages of this guideline include that peanut should be introduced early in the first year of life, and for the majority of infants, peanut can be introduced at home. The only group of infants for which medical assessment is recommended is those with severe eczema, egg allergy or both. Here we summarize the Guideline recommendations, endorsed by the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, and highlight important aspects relevant to Canadian practitioners.
Subject
Peanut allergy; Prevention; High-risk; Infant
Genre
Other
Type
Text
Language
eng
Date Available
2018-05-28
Provider
Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library
Rights
Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
DOI
10.14288/1.0367786
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/66146
Affiliation
Medicine, Faculty of; Non UBC; Pediatrics, Department of
Citation
Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology. 2017 Feb 08;13(1):7
Publisher DOI
10.1186/s13223-017-0180-2
Peer Review Status
Reviewed
Scholarly Level
Faculty
Copyright Holder
The Author(s)
Rights URI
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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