TABLE 3Summary of Findings Regarding the Association Between Indoor Biologic and Chemical Exposures and the Development of Asthma

Biologic AgentsChemical Agents
Sufficient Evidence of a Causal Relationship
House dust mite(no agents met this definition)
Sufficient Evidence of an Association
(no agents met this definition)ETS (in preschool-aged children)
Limited or Suggestive Evidence of an Association
Cockroach (in preschool-aged children)(no agents met this definition)
Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
Inadequate or Insufficient Evidence to Determine Whether or Not an Association Exists
CatNO2, NOX
Cow and horsePesticides
DogPlasticizers
Domestic birdsVOCs
RodentsFormaldehyde
Cockroaches (except for preschool-aged children)Fragrances
EndotoxinsETS (in school-aged and older children, and in adults)
Fungi or molds
Chlamydia pneumoniae
Chlamydia trachomatis
Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Houseplants
Pollen
Limited or Suggestive Evidence of No Association
Rhinovirus (adults)(no agents met this definition)

From: EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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Clearing the Air: Asthma and Indoor Air Exposures.
Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Assessment of Asthma and Indoor Air.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2000.
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