Rush oral immunotherapy in children with persistent cow's milk allergy

U Staden, K Blumchen, N Blankenstein… - Journal of Allergy and …, 2008 - jacionline.org
Nine children (3 boys and 6 girls; age range, 3-14 years; median age, 7 years) who fulfilled
the inclusion criteria of being more than 3 years of age and having IgE-mediated CMA
confirmed by means of double-blind, placebo-controlled food challenge (DBPCFC) were
included in the study. Exclusion criteria were unstable asthma or any other immunotherapy.
Patient serum was analyzed for cow's milk (CM)–specific IgE by using the Phadia CAP-
System FEIA (Phadia, Uppsala, Sweden). Informed consent was obtained, and the study …