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{"title":"Polycystic ovary syndrome and the risk of asthma in reproductive-age women: Insights from 2 real-world large cohorts.","authors":"Battoul Fakhry, Amy Attaway, Hyun Jo Kim, Zaid Yaqoob, Sadeer G Al-Kindi, Celine Chedraoui, Joelle Sleiman, Joe G Zein","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.08.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.08.009","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141914566","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning for Inborn Errors of Immunity: Current State and Future Promise.","authors":"Alexandra K Martinson, Aaron T Chin, Manish J Butte, Nicholas L Rider","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.08.012","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.08.012","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) research within medicine has exponentially increased over the last decade, with studies showcasing the potential of AI/ML algorithms to improve clinical practice and outcomes. Ongoing research and efforts to develop AI-based models have expanded to aid in the identification of inborn errors of immunity (IEI). The use of larger electronic health record data sets, coupled with advances in phenotyping precision and enhancements in ML techniques, has the potential to significantly improve the early recognition of IEI, thereby increasing access to equitable care. In this review, we provide a comprehensive examination of AI/ML for IEI, covering the spectrum from data preprocessing for AI/ML analysis to current applications within immunology, and address the challenges associated with implementing clinical decision support systems to refine the diagnosis and management of IEI.</p>","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141914562","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Adherence challenges and strategies in specific groups with asthma: adolescents, pregnancy, older adults.","authors":"William C Anderson, Alan P Baptist, Michelle N Eakin, Alex Federman, Vanessa E Murphy","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.031","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.031","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Poor adherence to controller therapies is a universal challenge to asthma control. Several high-risk groups, including adolescents, pregnant women, and older adults, have their own unique challenges to adherence. The rates of asthma controller therapy use are low in each of these populations, but secondary to different causes. Adolescents have increased independence and a transition to new self-management responsibilities; pregnant women may be concerned about adverse effects of medications to the fetus; and older adults may have age-related physical and cognitive challenges to effectively taking medication. Only by understanding the nuances of care in these populations can healthcare professionals develop strategies to address barriers to adherence. Tailored education focused on empowering patients and dispelling misconceptions can serve as tools to improve adherence and ultimately asthma control.</p>","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141914561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A Skin Testing Strategy for Non-IgE-Mediated Reactions Associated With Vancomycin.","authors":"Siyan Lyu, Eric T Oliver, Melanie C Dispenza, Kristin L Chichester, Jennifer Hoffman, Donald W MacGlashan, N Franklin Adkinson, Elizabeth J Phillips, Santiago Alvarez-Arango","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.028","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.028","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Vancomycin infusion reaction (VIR), reportedly mediated through Mas-Related G Protein-Coupled Receptor-X2, is the primary vancomycin-induced immediate drug reaction. Clinically, distinguishing the underlying drug-induced immediate drug reaction mechanisms is crucial for future treatment strategies, including drug restriction, re-administration, and pretreatment considerations. However, the lack of validated diagnostic tests makes this challenging, often leading to unnecessary drug restriction.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To determine whether intradermal tests (IDTs) and, separately, the basophil activation test (BAT) differentiate VIR from vancomycin-tolerant subjects.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study of vancomycin-exposed adults with and without a history of VIR. Data on demographics, allergy-related comorbidities, history of vancomycin exposures, and VIR characteristics were collected. IDT with vancomycin was performed. IDT dose-response EC₅₀, IDT-related local symptoms, and BAT results were compared between groups.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 11 VIR and 10 vancomycin-tolerant subjects were enrolled. The most reported VIR symptoms were pruritus (82%), flushing (82%), hives (46%), angioedema (27%), and dyspnea (19%). The IDT dose-response mean EC₅₀ was 328 μg/mL (95% CI, 296-367) in the VIR versus 1166 μg/mL (95% CI, 1029-1379) in the tolerant group (P < .0001). All VIR subjects reported IDT-related local pruritus compared with 60% of tolerant subjects (P = .0185). The %CD63⁺ basophils were consistently less than 2%, without significant differences between groups (P < .54).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Variations in skin test methodologies could help identify other immediate drug reaction mechanisms beyond IgE. This skin test protocol holds the potential for identifying VIR, particularly in cases where patients have received multiple drugs while BAT is insufficient. Future studies will validate and delineate its predictive value, assessing the risk of VIR.</p>","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908261","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Characterization and Incidence of Sunflower Seed Allergy in a Pediatric Allergy Clinic.","authors":"Elsa R Treffeisen, Claire Mepyans, Ellen R Conroy, Heather J Baer, David N Williams, Kathryn A Williams, Lynda C Schneider","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.029","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.029","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Sunflower seeds are a popular allergen-free peanut alternative.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To describe sunflower seed allergy incidence and characteristics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with sunflower seed allergy from 1995 to 2021 in a pediatric allergy clinic. We described demographic characteristics, testing results, atopic comorbidities, and reaction histories of patients with sunflower seed allergy and calculated the annual cumulative incidence of the allergy. Logistic regression was used to estimate the increase in odds of sunflower seed allergy diagnosis for each year from 1995 to 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>From 1995 to 2021, we identified 235 patients with sunflower seed allergy. Among patients with sunflower seed allergy, the median age at diagnosis was 3.9 years. More than three-quarters of patients had another atopic condition. Half of the reactions consisted of mild urticaria or rash, and a quarter met criteria for anaphylaxis. The cumulative incidence ranged from 0% (1995-1999, 2001-2004, and 2006) to 0.38% (2021). From 1995 to 2021, the odds of sunflower seed allergy diagnosis increased annually by 21% (odds ratio, 1.21; 95% CI, 1.17-1.25).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In our single-center cohort of children with sunflower seed allergy, most children were diagnosed in early childhood, had high rates of comorbid atopic conditions, and had high rates of cutaneous reactions to sunflower seed products. Moreover, in our cohort, incidence of sunflower seed allergy increased.</p>","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908262","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Tree nut testing and diagnosis in infants undergoing screening for peanut allergy.","authors":"Adam Pearlstein, Irene Mikhail, Rebecca Scherzer, David R Stukus, Benjamin T Prince","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.030","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.030","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141908263","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Impact of Allergic Rhinitis Control on Work Productivity and Costs: A Real-World Data MASK-air Study.","authors":"Rafael José Vieira, Luís Filipe Azevedo, Ana Margarida Pereira, Diogo Nogueira-Leite, Francisco Nuno Rocha Gonçalves, Desirée E Larenas-Linnemann, Alvaro A Cruz, Bilun Gemicioglu, Boleslaw Samolinski, Leticia de Las Vecillas, Mattia Giovannini, Maria João Cunha, Jorge Rodrigues, Violeta Kvedariene, Ludger Klimek, Oliver Pfaar, Torsten Zuberbier, João A Fonseca, Jean Bousquet, Bernardo Sousa-Pinto","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.026","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.026","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Allergic rhinitis (AR) has a substantial socioeconomic impact associated with impaired work productivity.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>To study the impact of AR on work productivity and estimate the corresponding indirect costs for 40 countries.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional study using direct patient data from the MASK-air app on users with self-reported AR. We used the Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire: Allergy Specific to measure the impact of AR on work productivity (presenteeism and absenteeism). Weekly indirect costs were estimated per country for each level of rhinitis control. Patients with and without asthma were considered.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We assessed data from 677 weeks (364 patients), 280 of which were reported by patients with asthma. Regarding presenteeism, the median impact of AR in weeks of poor disease control was 60.7% (percentiles 25-75 [P25-P75] 24.9%-74.2%), whereas partial and good disease control were, respectively, associated with an impact of 25.0% (P25-P75 12.1%-42.4%) and 4.4% (P25-P75 0.8%-12.9%). In poorly controlled weeks, presenteeism was associated with indirect costs ranging from 65.7 US$ purchase power parities (PPPs) (P25-P75 29.2-143.2) in Brazil to 693.6 US$ PPP (P25-P75 405.2-1,094.9) in Iceland. Median absenteeism per week was of 0% for all levels of rhinitis control. Patients with AR + asthma showed higher overall work impairment than patients with AR alone, particularly in poorly controlled weeks (median work impairment in AR alone 39.1% [P25-P75 12.5%-71.9%]; median work impairment in AR + asthma 68.4% [P25-P75 54.6%-80.2%]).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Poor AR control was associated with decreased work productivity and increased indirect costs, particularly in patients with AR + asthma. The estimates from this study underpin the economic burden of AR.</p>","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903561","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Associations Between Chronic Rhinosinusitis and the Development of Non-Cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis.","authors":"So Lim Kim, Brian S Schwartz, Thanh-Huyen Vu, David B Conley, Leslie C Grammer, Amina Guo, Atsushi Kato, Robert C Kern, Michelle H Prickett, Robert P Schleimer, Stephanie Smith, Whitney W Stevens, Lydia Suh, Bruce K Tan, Kevin C Welch, Anju T Peters","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.027","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.027","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Studies have shown an association between chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and non-cystic fibrosis (CF) bronchiectasis.</p><p><strong>Objective: </strong>We aimed to determine whether CRS increases the risk of developing non-CF bronchiectasis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis was conducted utilizing electronic medical records from an academic center. Patients with CRS without bronchiectasis, with at least 1 chest computed tomography (CT) scan performed after the diagnosis of CRS, were identified between January 2006 and December 2015. Charts were reviewed until May 2022. The control group was age-, sex-, and race-matched, and included patients without CRS, asthma, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who had at least 1 chest CT scan. Bronchiectasis was identified by chest CT radiology reports. The odds of developing bronchiectasis were analyzed in patients with CRS without asthma or COPD (cohort 1) and patients with CRS with asthma or COPD (cohort 2).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The odds of developing bronchiectasis were significantly higher in patients with CRS (139 of 1,594; 8.7%) than in patients in the control group (443 of 7,992; 5.5%; odds ratio OR 1.63; 95% confidence interval [95% CI] 1.34-1.99). Furthermore, the odds of developing bronchiectasis were higher in cohort 1 (63 of 863; 7.3%; OR 1.34; 05% CI 1.02-1.76) and cohort 2 (76/ of 731; 10.4%; OR 1.98; 95% CI 1.53-2.55) versus the control group. After adjusting for confounding diseases, the association was attenuated in cohort 1 (OR 1.22; 95% CI 0.92-1.61) but remained significant in cohort 2 (OR 1.78; 95% CI 1.37-2.31).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The CRS is associated with the future development of non-CF bronchiectasis. Patients with CRS, especially those with asthma or COPD, have a higher likelihood of developing bronchiectasis than patients without CRS.</p>","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141903523","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Validation of a digital self-assessment to identify low-risk penicillin and sulfa antibiotic allergies in adults (SELF-FAST).","authors":"Morgan T Rose, Saranya Ramesh, Sara Vogrin, Natasha E Holmes, Belinda Lambros, Monica A Slavin, Jason A Trubiano","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.025","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141890872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Venom Component Allergen IgE Measurement in the Diagnosis and Management of Insect Sting Allergy.","authors":"Simon Blank, Peter Korošec, Benjamin O Slusarenko, Markus Ollert, Robert G Hamilton","doi":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.023","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jaip.2024.07.023","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Accurate identification of allergy-eliciting stinging insect(s) is essential to ensuring effective management of Hymenoptera venom-allergic individuals with venom-specific immunotherapy. Diagnostic testing using whole-venom extracts with skin tests and serologic-based analyses remains the first level of discrimination for honeybee versus vespid venom sensitization in patients with a positive clinical history. As a second-level evaluation, serologic testing using molecular venom allergens can further discriminate genuine sensitization (honeybee venom: Api m 1, 3, 4, and 10 vs yellow jacket venom/Polistes dominula venom Ves v 1/Pol d 1 and Ves v 5/Pol d 5) from interspecies cross-reactivity (hyaluronidases [Api m 2, Ves v 2, and Pol d 2] and dipeptidyl peptidases IV [Api m 5, Ves v 3, and Pol d 3]). Clinical laboratories use a number of singleplex, oligoplex, and multiplex immunoassays that employ both extracted whole-venom and molecular venom allergens (highlighted earlier) for confirmation of allergic venom sensitization. Established quantitative singleplex autoanalyzers have general governmental regulatory clearance worldwide for venom-allergic patient testing with maximally achievable analytical sensitivity (0.1 kU_A/L) and confirmed reproducibility (interassay coefficient of variation <10%). Emerging oligoplex and multiplex (fixed-panel) assays conserve on serum and are more cost-effective, but they need regulatory clearance in some countries and are prone to higher rates of detecting asymptomatic sensitization. Ultimately, the patient's clinical history, combined with proof of sensitization, is the final arbiter in the diagnosis of Hymenoptera venom allergy.</p>","PeriodicalId":51323,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology-In Practice","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.2,"publicationDate":"2024-08-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141890873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}