Pet-keeping in early life reduces the risk of allergy in a dose-dependent fashion

• Main Authors: Bill Hesselmar, Anna Hicke-Roberts, Anna-Carin Lundell, Ingegerd Adlerberth, Anna Rudin, Robert Saalman, Göran Wennergren, Agnes E Wold
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Subjects: Kiruna; Västra
• Online Access: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0208472; https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0208472&type=printable

Objectives: Several studies have indicated that early pet keeping could protect the infant from later allergy development. Here, we investigate if there is a dose-dependent association between cat- and dog-keeping during the first year of life and subsequent allergy development. Methods: Two cohorts...