Table 1.

Mean cow’s milk allergy-related health care resource use per infant over the study period

	eHCF group	eHCF + LGG group	AAF group
Number of infants	136	59	217
Mean number per infant
Outpatient visits to see a physician	2.16±1.39*	3.24±0.56*	8.88±1.05*
Diagnostic and laboratory tests	4.20±0.76**	4.68±1.18**	8.22±0.57**
Hospital admissions	0.01±0.01	0.02±0.02	0.01±0.01
Percentage of infants who received
Gastrointestinal drugs	41%***	41%***	59%***
Topical preparations	23%	9%	15%
Antihistamines	0%	0%	1%
Adrenalin	5%	2%	9%

Notes: Values are shown as mean ± standard error.

^*The AAF group is significantly different from the other two; P=0.001.

^**The AAF group is significantly different from the other two; P=0.001.

^***The AAF group is significantly different from the other two; P=0.002.

Abbreviations: eHCF, extensively hydrolyzed casein formula; eHCF + LGG, extensively hydrolyzed casein formula plus the probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG; AAF, amino acid formula.