title: Environmental factors in the first months of life and the possible relationship to later development of hypersensitivity.
abstract: The results of skin prick test (SPT) with common aeroallergens (in 870 severely asthmatic children, average age at testing 8.1 years) were analysed and compared with the results of a questionnaire about pets and smoking habits in the children's homes during the first 6 months of life. The study indicates a possible correlation between early massive exposure to certain allergens (cat, timothy) and later development of hypersensitivity. No conclusion can be drawn about a possible role of tobacco-smoking.
authors.affiliation: Voksentoppen, University Hospital of Oslo, Norway.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rugtveit
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D006801:Humans; D006967:Hypersensitivity / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012621:Seasons; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires