Alexandra F. Santos MD, PhD
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An online calculator can predict peanut allergic reactions with high accuracy, a new study found.1
This Peanut Allergy Prediction Web Tool can speed allergy management, calculating the probability of an individual’s allergic reaction based on skin prick test, Ara h 2-sIgE, or basophil activation test results. Oral food challenges can be time-consuming, taking about 3 – 4 hours to complete, and this online tool could be a way for allergists to diagnose peanut allergies without all that waiting.2
“Currently, the suboptimal accuracy of routinely used tests leads to long waiting lists and often unnecessary allergen avoidance, that can increase the risk of peanut allergy,” wrote investigators, led by Alexandra F. Santos, MD, PhD, from Evelina London Children’s Hospital and St….