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Attempts to predict a positive OFC through specific IgE assays or conventional skin tests so far gave suboptimal results.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Objective\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> To test whether skin test with titration curves predict with enough confidence the outcome of an oral food challenge.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Methods\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> Children (<jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>=47; mean age 6.2 \u00b1 4.2 years) with suspected and diagnosed allergic reactions to hen's egg (HE) were examined through clinical history, physical examination, oral food challenge, conventional and end\u2010point titrated skin tests with HE white extract and determination of serum specific IgE against HE white. Predictive decision points for a positive outcome of food challenges were calculated through receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis for HE white using IgE concentration, weal size and end\u2010point titration (EPT).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> OFC was positive (Sampson's score 3) in 20\/47 children (42.5%). The area under the ROC curve obtained with the EPT method was significantly bigger than the one obtained by measuring IgE\u2010specific antibodies (0.99 vs. 0.83, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05) and weal size (0.99 vs. 0.88, <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05). The extract's dilution that successfully discriminated a positive from a negative OFC (sensitivity 95%, specificity 100%) was 1\u2003:\u2003256, corresponding to a concentration of 5.9\u2003\u03bcg\/mL of ovotransferrin, 22.2\u2003\u03bcg\/mL of ovalbumin, and 1.4\u2003\u03bcg\/mL of lysozyme.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusion\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> EPT is a promising approach to optimize the use of skin prick tests and to predict the outcome of OFC with HE in children. 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