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. 2023 Feb 27;19:17. doi: 10.1186/s13223-023-00770-x

Table 1.

Demographic of patient who underwent virtual challenge

Age Sex Comorbidities Inciting medication Index reaction Risk of reactiona Rationale for virtually supervised challenge based on patient–physician shared decision making Reactions—immediate or delayedb
3 M Multiple food allergies Amoxicillin Generalized urticaria Intermediate Convenience–distance None
3 F Amoxicillin Maculopapular rash Intermediate Convenience–distance None
4 M Cystic fibrosis Amoxicillin clavulanic acid Maculopapular rash Intermediate Convenience–distance None
4 M Asthma, atopic dermatitis Amoxicillin Maculopapular rash Intermediate Convenience–distance None
6 F Recurrent urinary tract infections, allergic rhinoconjuctivitis Amoxicillin Generalized urticaria Intermediate Convenience–distance None
6 F Atopic dermatitis Amoxicillin Maculopapular rash Intermediate Convenience–distance None
6 F Amoxicillin clavulanic acid Urticaria Intermediate Convenience–distance None
8 F Amoxicillin Generalized urticaria and facial angioedema Intermediate Convenience–distance None
8 M NSAID allergy Amoxicillin Urticaria and angioedema Intermediate Convenience–distance None
8 M Cystic fibrosis Amoxicillin Urticaria Intermediate Convenience None
11 F Amoxicillin Generalized urticaria Intermediate Convenience None
12 M Food allergy (peanut), asthma, allergic rhinoconjunctivitis Penicillin Maculopapular rash Intermediate Convenience, less missed school days None
12 F Amoxicillin Generalized urticaria Intermediate Convenience None
12 M Amoxicillin Maculopapular rash Intermediate Convenience None
14 M Allergic rhinitis, food allergy, asthma Amoxicillin Urticaria Intermediate Convenience None
19 F Asthma Amoxicillin Generalized urticaria Intermediate Convenience, less missed school days None
37 M Relapsing Hodgkin lymphoma, thyroiditis, previous stem cell transplant Amoxicillin Rash Intermediate Reduce hospital/infectious risk exposure None
54 F Interstitial lung disease on oxygen (end stage) Amoxicillin Localized rash on arm Intermediate Reduce hospital/infectious risk exposure in patient-high risk for severe COVID19 outcomes None
65 F Myelodysplastic syndrome, dyslipidemia, hypertension, diabetes Piperacillin tazobactam Petechial macules/thin papules coalescing into larger purpuric patches on her upper and lower extremities and including trunk, patient also thrombocytopenic Intermediate Reduce hospital/infectious risk exposure in immunosuppressed patient None
66 F Multiple myeloma awaiting stem cell transplant, hypertension, diabetes Amoxicillin Local rash to chest Intermediate None
70 F Locally advanced thymic tumour, hypertension, diabetes Penicillin Urticaria Intermediate Reduce hospital/infectious risk exposure in patient-high risk for severe COVID19 outcomes None
70 F Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma awaiting bone marrow transplant Penicillin Unknown Intermediate Convenience None
71 M Interstitial lung disease (end stage) awaiting transplant, emphysema, hypothyroidism, hypertension, dyslipidemia Penicillin Local rash Intermediate Reduce hospital/infectious risk exposure in patient-high risk for severe COVID19 outcomes None

All patients underwent a one-step oral challenge with 250–500 mg of oral amoxicillin (or weight-based dose if pediatric) at their physician’s discretion. Majority of patients lived over 2 h from the centre and/or had co-morbidities putting them at high risk of severe COVID, thus wishing for limited healthcare interaction

aRisk of reaction for proposed oral challenge determined as per the algorithm recommended in reference 3

bReactions—immediate or delayed after the oral challenge took place