Skin prick testing with extensively heated milk or egg products helps predict the outcome of an oral food challenge: a retrospective analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Cow’s milk and hen’s egg are the most frequently encountered food allergens in the pediatric population. Skin prick testing (SPT) with commercial extracts followed by an oral food challenge (OFC) are routinely performed in the diagno...

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Main Authors: Faraj Zein, Kim Harold L
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-07-01
Series:Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
Online Access:http://www.aacijournal.com/content/8/1/5