@article{e8667d20394544658a1ef67dd3cfac0e,
title = "Oral food challenges: Special considerations",
abstract = "Objective: To reinforce special considerations when offering and conducting oral food challenges (OFCs). Data Sources: Published studies and reviews. Study Selections: Studies concerning OFCs and their conduct. Results: Multiple OFC protocols for various clinical situations and foods were reviewed. Conclusion: OFCs are used for the definitive diagnosis of food allergy. Risk and benefit assessment guide the OFC procedure. The conduct of OFCs is influenced by multiple factors, including age, food, and goal of the challenge.",
author = "Upton, {Julia E.M.} and Bird, {John Andrew}",
note = "Funding Information: Disclosures: Dr Upton has received personal fees from ALK, Kaleo, and Bausch Health; other from Aimmune; grants from DBV , Regeneron , Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Fund, and CIHR; and nonfinancial support from Novartis , outside the submitted work. Dr Bird reports has received personal fees and nonfinancial support from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the Food Allergy Research and Education; grants from Nestle Health Sciences, NIH- NIAID , and Genentech; personal fees from Nutricia North America, Pharm-Olam International Ltd, Abbott Nutrition International, Prota Therapeutics, and Allergy Therapeutics, Ltd, and AllerGenis; personal fees and other from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals; grants, personal fees, and nonfinancial support from Aimmune Therapeutics; and grants and personal fees from DBV Technologies, outside the submitted work. Funding Information: Disclosures: Dr Upton has received personal fees from ALK, Kaleo, and Bausch Health; other from Aimmune; grants from DBV, Regeneron, Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Fund, and CIHR; and nonfinancial support from Novartis, outside the submitted work. Dr Bird reports has received personal fees and nonfinancial support from the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology and the Food Allergy Research and Education; grants from Nestle Health Sciences, NIH-NIAID, and Genentech; personal fees from Nutricia North America, Pharm-Olam International Ltd, Abbott Nutrition International, Prota Therapeutics, and Allergy Therapeutics, Ltd, and AllerGenis; personal fees and other from Pfizer Pharmaceuticals; grants, personal fees, and nonfinancial support from Aimmune Therapeutics; and grants and personal fees from DBV Technologies, outside the submitted work. Funding: The authors have no funding sources to report. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020 American College of Allergy, Asthma = Immunology",
year = "2020",
month = may,
doi = "10.1016/j.anai.2020.02.008",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "124",
pages = "451--458",
journal = "Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology",
issn = "1081-1206",
publisher = "American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology",
number = "5",
}