Table 3 Screening baked egg oral food challenge outcomes
Outcome of oral food challenge | N (%) |
|---|---|
Pass | 48 (57.8%)a |
Fail | 26 (31.3%) |
Suboptimal test | 9 (10.8%)b |
Average quantity of baked egg consumed before ceasing the OFC (grams)c | |
Passed OFCs | 9.0 (1.4) g |
Failed OFCs | 4.4 (2.8) g |
Suboptimal OFCs | 1.6 (1.3) g |
Stop criteria | |
Number of children reaching >1 stop criterion | 7 (26.9%) |
I. Skin | 12 (46.2%) |
 A: Erythematous Rash | 0 (0.0%) |
 B: Pruritus | 0 (0.0%) |
 C: Urticaria/Angioedema | 10 (38.5%) |
 D: Appearance of new skin rash | 2 (7.7%) |
II. Upper Respiratory | 8 (34.8%) |
 A: Sneezing/Itching | 0 (0.0%) |
 B: Nasal Congestion | 1 (3.8%) |
 C: Rhinorrhoea | 0 (0.0%) |
 D: Laryngeal | 3 (11.5%) |
III. Lower Respiratory | 0 (0.0%) |
IV. Gastrointestinal | 15 (57.7%) |
 A: Subjective complaints (>18 months old) | 7 (26.9%) |
 B: Objective complaints | 9 (34.6%) |
V. Cardiovascular | 0 (0.0%) |
Treatment | |
 None | 2 (7.7%) |
 Cetirizine | 24 (92.3%) |
 Adrenaline | 2 (7.7%) |
 Prednisolone | 2 (7.7%) |