The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 113, Issue 6 , Pages 1172-1177 , June 2004

Airborne cat allergen reduction in classrooms that use special school clothing or ban pet ownership

  • Anne-Sophie Karlsson, MSc

      Affiliations

    • From Lung and Allergy Research, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Anne-Sophie Karlsson, MSc, Lung and Allergy Research, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Box 287, SE-171 77 Stockholm, Sweden
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  • Berith Andersson, SRN

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Clinic, Falu Hospital, Falun
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  • Anne Renström, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From Lung and Allergy Research, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
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  • Jan Svedmyr, MD

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Clinic, Falu Hospital, Falun
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  • Kjell Larsson, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • From Lung and Allergy Research, National Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
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  • Magnus P. Borres, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Paediatric Clinic, Falu Hospital, Falun
    • Pharmacia Diagnostics, Uppsala, Sweden

Received 6 November 2003 ,Revised 19 December 2003 ,Accepted 31 December 2003.

  • Image Result

    Cat allergen measured with weekly petri dishes (A), with person-carried pumps (B), and on clothing (C). In A, each data point is the mean level of 1 weekly petri in 2 classes (school clothing) and 3 c

    Cat allergen measured with weekly petri dishes (A), with person-carried pumps (B), and on clothing (C). In A, each data point is the mean level of 1 weekly petri in 2 classes (school clothing) and 3 classes (control). In B and C, box plots with medians are shown where a box corresponds to 25th to 75th percentiles and vertical lines correspond to 10th to 90th percentiles, respectively.

  • Image Result
    Opinions (“What is your child's opinion about the school environment regarding…”) about temperature, air quality, cleaning, and, where applicable, intervention measures in school clothing, pet ownersh

    Opinions (“What is your child's opinion about the school environment regarding…”) about temperature, air quality, cleaning, and, where applicable, intervention measures in school clothing, pet ownership ban, and control classes during spring 2003.

 Supported by the Majblomman Foundation and the Konsul Th C Bergh Foundation.

PII: S0091-6749(04)00925-X

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2003.12.590

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 113, Issue 6 , Pages 1172-1177 , June 2004

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