Abstract

JJ Koplin, NJ Osborne, M Wake. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2010;126(4):807–813 Earlier guidelines, in which delaying the introduction of potentially allergenic foods to infancy in an effort to prevent food allergy was recommended, were based on little evidence. These researchers sought to determine if the development of egg allergy by 12 months of age is associated with the age at which egg and solids are introduced and the duration of breastfeeding. Subjects aged 11 to 15 months were recruited during immunization visits as part of the Australian HealthNuts study, which was a single-center, population-based, cross-sectional study of food allergy. During the clinic wait period after immunization, skin-prick tests for egg white, saline, and histamine were administered. Before the results were read, a …

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