Pets and vermin are associated with high endotoxin levels in house dust

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Authors

Joachim Heinrich · Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research

Ulrike Gehring · Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research

Jeroen Douwes · Utrecht University

Andrea Koch · Friedrich Schiller University Jena

B Fahlbusch

W. Bischof · Friedrich Schiller University Jena

H-Erich Wichmann · Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research

Abstract

Keeping a dog or a cat in the home is consistent with higher exposure to endotoxin and might therefore contribute to the lower risk of atopy in later life.

Topics & Keywords

Asthma and respiratory diseases Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure Pediatric health and respiratory diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Clinical & Experimental Allergy

Volume 31, Issue 12, pp. 1839-1845

DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2222.2001.01220.x

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