Should Immunocompromised Patients Have Pets?

References

1. ↵
   1. Steele R. W.

   (1997) Sizing up the risks of pet-transmitted diseases. Contemp Pediatr 14:43–68.

   OpenUrl
2. ↵
   1. Krauss H.,
   2. Weber A.,
   3. Appel M.,
   4. Enders B.,
   5. Isenberg H. D.,
   6. Schiefer H. G.

   , eds (2003) Zoonoses: Infectious Diseases Transmissible from Animals to Humans. 3rd ed (ASM Press, Washington DC).
3. ↵
   1. Hemsworth S.,
   2. Pizer B.

   (2006) Pet ownership in immunocompromised children: a review of the literature and survey of existing guidelines. Eur J Oncol Nurs 10:117–127, pmid:16581294.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
4. ↵
   1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

   (1995) USPHS/IDSA guidelines for the prevention of opportunistic infections in persons infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a summary. MMWR 44(RR-8):1.

   OpenUrlPubMed
5. ↵
   1. Serpell J.

   (1991) Beneficial effects of pet ownership on some aspects of human health and behavior. J R Soc Med 84:717–723, pmid:1774745.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
6. ↵
   1. Vombrock J. K.,
   2. Grossberg J. M.

   (1988) Cardiovascular effects of human-pet interactions. J Behav Med 11:509–514, pmid:3236382.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMed
7. ↵
   1. Beck A. M.,
   2. Meyers N. M.

   (1996) Health enhancement and companion animal ownership. Annu Rev Public Health 17:247–256, pmid:8724226.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
8. ↵
   1. Brook I.

   (1987) Microbiology of human and animal bite wounds in children. Pediatr Infect Dis J 6:29–34, pmid:3822614.

   OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science
9. ↵
   1. Wilson K. S.,
   2. Maroney S. A.,
   3. Gander R. M.

   (1995) The family pet as an unlikely source of group A beta-hemolytic streptococcal infection in humans. Pediatr Infect Dis J 14:372–377, pmid:7638012.

   OpenUrlPubMedWeb of Science