Algorithm of the choice of nutritional therapy in infants with food allergy

Methods We examined 50 formulae fed infants 1-12 months old with food allergy. The examination included a collection of allergy history, clinical evaluation and specific methods – the measurement of the coprofiltrate levels of total IgE and allergen-specific IgE to the cow milk protein and casein. The level of total IgE, cow and goat milk proteins IgE allergen-specific antibodies in coprofiltrates were measured by immunoenzyme method using the spectrophotometer “Sunrise” (Belgium), with testsystems “Allergopharma” and “Dr. Fooke” (Germany). The nutritional therapy of the food allergy in infants consists in replacement of cow milk protein formula on the formula based on the goat milk. The estimation of the efficiency of therapy based on dynamics of the clinical symptoms of the disease and decrease of the serum levels of total IgE and allergen-specific IgE to the cow milk proteins.