Department of Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, 30912-3790, USA.
Allergy Asthma Proc. 2010 Sep-Oct;31(5):381-4. doi: 10.2500/aap.2010.31.3389.
There is evidence that allergy to common indoor pets, particularly cats and dogs, is closely associated with symptomatic asthma in the United States. Because the presence of pets in a home is a potentially modifiable factor, it is important to consider how much asthma morbidity and health care cost might be alleviated by the removal of pets from the homes of all persons with pet-allergic asthma. The percentage of pet-associated excess asthma morbidity was estimated as a proportion of all asthma-related health care costs for the United States.
有证据表明，在美国，对常见室内宠物（尤其是猫和狗）的过敏与有症状的哮喘密切相关。由于宠物在家庭中的存在是一个潜在可改变的因素，因此重要的是要考虑通过将宠物从所有对宠物过敏的哮喘患者的家中移走来减轻多少哮喘发病率和医疗保健费用。通过将与宠物相关的哮喘发病率的百分比作为美国所有与哮喘相关的医疗保健费用的比例来估计。
