Prevalence of IgE-mediated cow milk, egg, and peanut allergy in young Singapore children.
Alison Joanne LeeElizabeth Huiwen ThamAnne Goh Eng NeoWern-Ee TangYew-Cheong TungYehudi YeoKeith TsouLe-Ye LeeJian Yi SohCesar Brence LabastidaPing-Ping WangMichelle Mei-Ling TanHsin Yue ChengYiong-Huak ChanHugo Van BeverLynette Pei-Chi ShekBee-Wah LeePublished in: Asia Pacific allergy (2022)
The prevalence of food allergy, in particular peanut allergy, in children below 2 years of age is lower in this South East Asian population than reported in Western cohorts. Further research should focus on deciphering differential risk factors for food allergy across different geographical locations.