Consensus Communication on Early Peanut Introduction and Prevention of Peanut Allergy in High‐Risk Infants

• DOI: 10.1111/pde.12685
• Publication Date: 2015-09-10T14:44:11Z
• Authors: David M. Fleischer; Scott Sicherer; Matthew Greenhawt; Dianne Campbell; Edmond Chan; Antonella Muraro; Susanne Halken; Yitzhak Katz; Motohiro Ebisawa; Lawrence Eichenfield; Hugh Sampson; Gideon Lack; George Du Toit; Graham Roberts; Henry Bahnson; Mary Feeney; Jonathan Hourihane; Jonathan Spergel; Michael Young; Amal As'aad; Katrina Allen; Susan Prescott; Sandeep Kapur; Hirohisa Saito; Ioana Agache; Cezmi A. Akdis; Hasan Arshad; Kirsten Beyer; Anthony Dubois; Philippe Eigenmann; Monserrat Fernand...; Kate Grimshaw; Karin Hoffman‐Som...; Arne Host; Susanne Lau; Liam O'Mahony; Clare Mills; Nikolaus Papadopo...; Carina Venter; Nancy Agmon‐Levin; Aaron Kessel; Richard Antaya; Beth Drolet; Lanny Rosenwasser
• Keywords: Peanut Allergy; Clinical immunology; Interim; Egg allergy

Abstract The purpose of this brief communication is to highlight emerging evidence regarding potential benefits supporting early rather than delayed peanut introduction during the period complementary food in infants. This document should be considered as interim guidance based on consensus among following organizations: American Academy Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Pediatrics, College Australasian Society Clinical Immunology Canadian Allergy European Israel Association Japanese for Allergology, Pediatric Dermatology, World Organization. More formal guidelines early‐life, feeding practices risk allergy development will follow next year from National Institute Infectious Diseases—sponsored Working Group Immunology.