Can the Use of HEPA Cleaners in Homes of Asthmatic Children and Adolescents Sensitized to Cat and Dog Allergens Decrease Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Allergen Contents in Solid Dust

Claudia Sulser,Gabriele Schulz,Petra Wagner,Christine Sommerfeld,Thomas Keil,Andreas Reich,Ulrich Wahn,Susanne Lau

Can the Use of HEPA Cleaners in Homes of Asthmatic Children and Adolescents Sensitized to Cat and Dog Allergens Decrease Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness and Allergen Contents in Solid Dust

2009

Claudia Sulser
Gabriele Schulz
Petra Wagner
Christine Sommerfeld
Thomas Keil
Andreas Reich
Ulrich Wahn
Susanne Lau

Background: Exposure and sensitization to pet allergens are associated with allergic asthma in children. Conflicting data have emerged regarding the potential benefit of air cleaner

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Pulmonary function testing
Air cleaners
HEPA
Allergen
Immunology
Sensitization
Eosinophil cationic protein
Bronchial hyperresponsiveness
Asthma
Biology
air cleaner
asthmatic children
allergic asthma

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