Authors
Antonio Bognanni, Alessandro Fiocchi, Stefania Arasi, Derek K Chu, Ignacio Ansotegui, Amal H Assa'ad, Sami L Bahna, Roberto Berni Canani, Martin Bozzola, Lamia Dahdah, Christophe Dupont, Piotr Dziechciarz, Motohiro Ebisawa, Ramon T Firmino, Alexandro Chu, Elena Galli, Andrea Horvath, Rose Kamenwa, Gideon Lack, Haiqi Li, Alberto Martelli, Anna Nowak-Węgrzyn, Nikolaos G Papadopoulos, Ruby Pawankar, Yetiani Roldan, Maria Said, Mario Sánchez-Borges, Raanan Shamir, Jonathan M Spergel, Hania Szajewska, Luigi Terracciano, Yvan Vandenplas, Carina Venter, Siw Waffenschmidt, Susan Waserman, Amena Warner, Gary WK Wong, Holger J Schünemann, Jan L Brozek
Publication date
2024/4/1
Source
World Allergy Organization Journal
Volume
17
Issue
4
Pages
100888
Publisher
Elsevier
Description
Background
Cow's milk allergy (CMA) is the most common food allergy in infants. The replacement with specialized formulas is an established clinical approach to ensure adequate growth and minimize the risk of severe allergic reactions when breastfeeding is not possible. Still, given the availability of multiple options, such as extensively hydrolyzed cow's milk protein formula (eHF-CM), amino acid formula (AAF), hydrolyzed rice formula (HRF) and soy formulas (SF), there is some uncertainty as to the most suitable choice with respect to health outcomes. Furthermore, the addition of probiotics to a formula has been proposed as a potential approach to maximize benefit.
Objective
These evidence-based guidelines from the World Allergy Organization (WAO) intend to support patients, clinicians, and others in decisions about the use of milk specialized formulas, with and without probiotics, for individuals with CMA …
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