Open AccessPrevalence of challenge‐proven IgE‐mediated food allergy in infants in the Barwon Region, Victoria, Australia
Author(s) -
Molloy John,
Koplin Jennifer,
Ponsonby AnneLouise,
Tang Mimi L.K.,
Collier Fiona,
Allen Katrina,
Vuillermin Peter
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
clinical and translational allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.979
H-Index - 37
ISSN - 2045-7022
DOI - 10.1186/2045-7022-5-s3-p89
Subject(s) - medicine , food allergy , allergy , population , pediatrics , cohort , peanut allergy , socioeconomic status , environmental health , immunology
Methods The Barwon region, located approximately 100 km south of Melbourne, is centred around the city of Geelong and has metropolitan, rural and coastal communities. The Barwon Infant Study (BIS) is a population-derived birth cohort study (n = 1069 infants). As part of the 12 month review infants undergo skin prick testing to five foods: cow’s milk, raw egg, peanut, cashew and sesame. Those with any detectable wheal size are offered a formal in-hospital oral food challenge using a validated protocol to determine their clinical allergy status.