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Food challenges in infants (#ACAAI19 Twitter summary)

Do you need to stop a beta blocker before a drug challenge? Food challenge? For how many days? What about an ACE inhibitor?

Food allergy - Twitter summary from #CSACI 2013 meeting

Oral food challenges carry risk of severe reactions at all dose levels. Don't do this at home. See certified allergist

Component-resolved diagnostic cannot replace oral challenge for peanut allergy

Factors associated with negative oral food challenges in suspected food allergy

85% of allergists perform "gold standard" test for diagnosis of food allergy (OFC) but only 6% do more than 10/month

Food allergies challenge families - allergy doctors offer solutions

SPT < 7mm and sIgE < 2kU/L identify children likely to tolerate peanut (only 5% likelihood of failing oral challenge)

Oral food challenge with baked milk

Outpatient open oral food challenges should be considered if the likelihood of success is greater than 50%