BACKGROUND: Kiwifruit is one of the most common causes of food allergic reactions.
Component-resolved diagnostics may enable significantly improved detection of
sensitization to kiwifruit. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the use of individual allergens for
component-resolved in vitro diagnosis of kiwifruit allergy. METHODS: Thirty patients with a
positive double-blind placebo-controlled food challenge to kiwifruit, 10 atopic subjects with
negative open provocation to kiwifruit, and 5 nonatopic subjects were enrolled in the study …