Allergy/Asthma News

Only 48% of adults experiencing a severe allergic reaction used an epinephrine auto-injector, according to findings recently published in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology.

The use of alternative antibiotics in those with a reported penicillin allergy accounts for over half of the increased risk of methicillin-resistant Staphylcoccus aureus infections and over one-third of the increased risk for Clostridium difficile infections.

A link found between allergic comorbidities and an eosinophilic esophagitis diagnosis suggests that the painful inflammation of the esophagus may be a late manifestation of the allergic march, or the natural history of the childhood development of allergic conditions.

Pediatric tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies increase the risk of upper respiratory tract diseases and slightly increase the risk for other infectious and allergic diseases, according to research published in JAMA Otolaryngolgy-Head & Neck Surgery.

A genetic biomarker of asthma collected from a nasal swab can accurately diagnose asthma in patients with mild to moderate symptoms. The identification of this biomarker using the swab can also differentiate between asthma and other respiratory diseases, including allergic rhinitis, upper respiratory infections and cystic fibrosis.

Health care professionals incorrectly used an asthma inhaler almost 85% of the time, according to a systematic review recently published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Oral contraceptive use was associated with higher prevalence of lifetime asthma, according to findings recently presented at the American Thoracic Society Annual Meeting.

Atopic dermatitis in children and adults can improve with the treatment of a solution containing Roseomonas mucosa, which decreases the severity of the disease and reduces the rate of Staphylococcus aureus colonization in children, according to findings from a phase 1 and 2 trial.

Food allergies were the most common of allergic conditions found in children with autism, according to findings recently published in JAMA Network Open.

Respiratory viruses, including influenza, were associated with an increased risk of treatment failure in children who presented to the ED with moderate or severe asthma exacerbations, according to recently published study results in Pediatrics.