ReviewCurrent allergy and asthma reports2012
Exposure to cats: update on risks for sensitization and allergic diseases.
Review in Current allergy and asthma reports, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.
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18 citing papers in PubMed, 42 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association of Cat Sensitization With Comorbid Asthma in Patients With Allergic Rhinitis: A Real-World Study.World journal of otorhinolaryngology - head and neck surgery · 2026Article
- Is Fel d1 Based Component Resolved Diagnosis Associated With Airway Inflammation in Cat Sensitized Children?Clinical and translational science · 2026Article
- The pediatric ocular surface microbiome in pet-owning households.Current research in microbial sciences · 2025Article
- Association Between Pet Keeping and Current Asthma Among Adolescents Living in Yazd; Evidence from Global Asthma Network (GAN) 2020 Cross-sectional Study.Archives of Iranian medicine · 2023Article
- Environmental exposures in early-life and general health in childhood.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2023Article
- Characteristics of children with cat sensitivity: a prospective cross-sectional study.Turkish journal of medical sciences · 2023Article
- Human allergy to cats: A review for veterinarians on prevalence, causes, symptoms and control.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Review
- Human allergy to cats: A review of the impact on cat ownership and relinquishment.Journal of feline medicine and surgery · 2022Review
- Abundance and Stability as Common Properties of Allergens.Frontiers in allergy · 2021Review
- Bedroom Allergen Exposure Beyond House Dust Mites.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2018Review
- International Consensus Statement on Allergy and Rhinology: Allergic Rhinitis.International forum of allergy & rhinology · 2018Article
- An update on molecular cat allergens: Fel d 1 and what else? Chapter 1: Fel d 1, the major cat allergen.Allergy, asthma, and clinical immunology : official journal of the Canadian Society of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2018Review
- Modifiable risk factors associated with bronchiolitis.Therapeutic advances in respiratory disease · 2017Observational
- Prevalence of Atopic Dermatitis in Chinese Children aged 1-7 ys.Scientific reports · 2016Article
- Recent Understandings of Pet Allergies.F1000Research · 2016Review
- Allergy associations with the adult fecal microbiota: Analysis of the American Gut Project.EBioMedicine · 2016Article
- The Calcium Goes Meow: Effects of Ions and Glycosylation on Fel d 1, the Major Cat Allergen.PloS one · 2015Article
- Modifiable exposures to air pollutants related to asthma phenotypes in the first year of life in children of the EDEN mother-child cohort study.BMC public health · 2013Article
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Cats are the pets most commonly implicated in the etiology of asthma and allergic disease. However, systematic reviews have concluded that there is a lack of evidence to support the idea that cat exposure in early life increases the risk of allergic disease. Indeed, it appears most likely that cat exposure is protective against allergic diseases. Recent large prospective studies have shown that living with a cat during childhood, especially during the first year of a child's life, could be protective. However, any advice given to the parents should also incorporate how new acquisition of cats can affect other family members, especially those who are already sensitized. Research is urgently needed to determine whether the suggested impact of acquisition of cats in adult life is modified by the person's childhood pet ownership, to help parents who seek advice on whether or not to get a cat.
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