Implementation of the NIAID Peanut Allergy Guidelines: Outcomes and Experience

The publication of the Learning Early About Peanut Allergy (LEAP) study in 2015 represented a paradigm shift in the field of food allergy with the finding of an 81% reduction in the incidence of peanut allergy when early introduction of peanut was compared to strict avoidance in high risk infants.1 In 2017, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease (NIAID) provided official recommendations for early peanut introduction with the publication of the Addendum Guidelines to the 2010 Guidelines for Diagnosis and Management of Food Allergy in the United States.

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