Participants
allergic, immediate‐type allergic reaction
EGG ALLERGY
Children aged 6 months or more and younger than 16 years at the time of consent were prospectively and sequentially recruited. Suspected IgE‐mediated egg allergy was defined by a history of an immediate‐type allergic reaction to any form of egg, or the presence of sIgE to egg as documented by SPT greater or equal to 1 mm and/or serum sIgE greater or equal to 0.10 KU/L. Infants and children with no history of regular consumption of an age‐appropriate amount of egg were included as their allergic status to egg remained unclear in the absence of uneventful egg consumption. Children tolerating small amounts of BE were advised to avoid BE for at least 2 days prior to blood collection for BAT and sIgE. Exclusion criteria are listed in the 