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Table 2 Participants with positive intra-dermal skin tests

From: Sensitivity and specificity of double-blinded penicillin skin testing in relation to oral provocation with amoxicillin in children

Sex

Age (years)

Delay since reaction (years)

Culprit drug

BP (mm)

PPL (mm)

NS (mm)

DPT

IU/mL

104

103

True positive

 F

8

0.7

AXO

5

Urticaria and angioedema < 1 h post-DPT

False positives

 M

5

1.3

AXO

8

 M

2

0.6

AXO

7

 F

5

1.0

AXO

6

 F

10

9.2

AXO

5

 M

11

5.7

AXO

4

 M

2

0.5

AXO

7

 M

2

0.7

AXO

4

 M

3

1.8

AXO

7

 M

2

0.5

AXO

8

4

 M

11

6.3

AXO

6

9

 F

18

17.6

AXO

3

3

5

 F

13

11.6

AXO

10

8

5

 F

2

1.0

CLAV

3

4

 M

17

11.3

AXO

5

 M

2

0.2

AXO

7

False negatives

 F

2

0.4

AXO

Urticaria < 1 h post-DPT

 M

2

0.5

AXO

Urticaria < 1 h post-DPT

 F

3

1.8

AXO

Urticaria at 24 h post-DPT

 F

2

0.7

AXO

Urticaria at 12 h post-DPT

  1. BP benzylpenicillin, PPL penicilloyl-polylysine, NS normal saline, DPT drug provocation test, MDM; AXO amoxicillin, CLAV amoxicillin + clavulinic acid