Background Peanut oral immunotherapy is both safe and effective in the treatment of children with peanut allergy but study protocols demand large resource commitment, limiting their adoption in routine clinical practice. We present 8 selected peanut allergic children who have achieved either full tolerance or an increased threshold to peanuts following a home based, low dose introduction of pea...

Peanuts (Arachis hypogea L.) are important substrates for the growth and subsequent aflatoxin production by different members of Aspergillus. The aims of the current study were to identify the toxigenic fungi associated with peanut and to study the effect of ozone gaseous (O3) on fungal spoilage and aflatoxin concentration in peanuts. Peanut samples were collected from three Egyptian governorat...

BACKGROUND Peanuts are one of the main food allergens, occasionally responsible for life-threatening reactions. Thus, many studies have tried to fi nd a connection between peanut allergy prevalence and processes in the peanut chain that may contribute to the peanut allergenicity. To inform this discussion, this paper outlines experiences in peanut cultivation, trade and processing in Europe, fo...

Aflatoxin is a carcinogenic toxin produced by the Aspergillus flavus and Aspergillus parasiticus fungi. This toxin is found in corn, cotton seeds, and peanuts and is consequently a major food safety issue. In this paper we report on a pilot study we conducted in Georgia, USA, to quantify the spatial distribution of aflatoxin in growing peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.).

studies suggest that children who start solid foods early are at risk for developing food allergies. herein, we evaluated the effects of the introduction of peanuts to the diets of children on emerging peanut allergies. children with allergic rhinitis and asthma were enrolled in the present study and evaluated in four stages. in the first stage, a clinical history was completed for all particip...

Background Siblings of children with peanut allergy (PNA) are reported to have a higher prevalence of PNA than the general population. This prevalence may have both genetic and environmental influences, but may also reflect incorrect PNA diagnoses with less rigorous usage of confirmatory tests in siblings. The Peanut Allergy Registry (PAR), a Canadian database of individuals with PNA, was used ...

A collection of Practice Guidelines published in AFP is available at http:// www.aafp.org/afp/ practguide. In westernized countries, 1% to 3% of children have a peanut allergy, with almost 100,000 new cases each year in the United States and United Kingdom. This consensus communication focuses on new data that support introducing peanuts early in infants, and it aims to assist with decisions ab...