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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Apr 2.
Published in final edited form as: Chem Immunol Allergy. 2012 Mar 13;96:108–112. doi: 10.1159/000331906

Table 2.

IgE decision points* compared to reactions in infants exposed to foods.

Allergen (n) IgE “definitely allergic”
kU/l (range)		 IgE “possibly allergic”
kU/l (range)		 IgE “nonallergic”
<0.35 kU/l
Reported
reaction		 No reported reaction Reported
reaction		 No reported
reaction		 Reported
reaction		 No reported
reaction
Peanut (37) 4 (26.1 – 73) 0 0 6 (0.47 – 1.01) 0 27
Egg white (38) 3 (7.8 – 48.6) 1 (7.58) 4 (0.38 – 0.71) 11 (0.37 – 3.43) 0 19
Milk (39) 2 (>100) 0 0 14 (0.41 – 2.84) 0 23
*

Decision points from Sampson (5).