Diagnosis of Peanut Allergy in Preschool Children: The Impact of Skin Testing With a Novel Composition of Peanuts

• Main Authors: Mona I. Kidon (Author), Soad Haj Yahia (Author), Diti Machnes-Maayan (Author), Yael Levy (Author), Shirli Frizinsky (Author), Ramit Maoz-Segal (Author), Irena Offenganden (Author), Ron S. Kenett (Author), Nancy Agmon-Levin (Author), Ran Hovav (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Peanut allergy is an increasing concern in younger children. Available bedside diagnostic tools, i.e., prick tests with commercial extracts or peanut-containing foods have only limited predictive values. In a cohort of preschoolers with both a history of allergic reactions and sensitization to peanu...