Summary
Reaginic activity in cord blood with concomitant positive skin tests (confirmed by P‐K testing) is reported for the first time (in a 3‐hr‐oId infant). This case illustrates that the atopic state may be present in the neonate.
SummaryInfants born of allergic mothers but normal fathers, who had eczema and who were fed cows' milk, had a significantly greater incidence of asthma (P < 0.001) than infants with a similar history but who were breast‐fed. An analysis of all breast‐fed infants in the study showed that they were less likely to develop asthma than those who were bottle‐fed (P < 0.06).There was a lower incidence of allergy in infants born of families with allergic mothers and normal fathers, than in families in which both parents were allergic (P < 0.02).In skin tests of both breast or bottle‐fed babies, the two most common allergens eliciting reactions were egg and cat dander.
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