Allergy/Asthma

PHOENIX — Children with severe asthma appeared more likely to experience NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Researchers identified predictive factors of grade 2 or worse reactions during peanut OIT in preschoolers, according to an abstract presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Factors considered high risk for penicillin allergy should not preclude children from undergoing reevaluation, according to a study presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

The indoor mycobiomes at Norwegian daycare centers included considerably more yeasts and molds than the outdoor areas around them, according to a study published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.

A study conducted in one New York ED demonstrated a “knowledge gap” in pediatricians’ use of epinephrine for anaphylaxis, researchers reported at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Whether environmental peanut sensitization can occur through the respiratory tract was a matter of debate here at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

Publicly insured children were more likely to have issues controlling their asthma than privately insured children, according to data presented at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Azithromycin failed to prevent infants with severe respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, from later developing recurrent wheeze, according to data presented at the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Oxygen saturation did not significantly decrease among children who participated in low- or moderate-intensity exercise while masked, according to data presented at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.

PHOENIX — Allergens should not be avoided but rather introduced early and often into an infant’s diet to reduce risk for food allergy, according to a presentation at American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Annual Meeting.