ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2007
Relative moldiness index as predictor of childhood respiratory illness.
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13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Residential dampness and molds and the risk of developing asthma: a systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2012Pooled it
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- β-Glucan exacerbates allergic asthma independent of fungal sensitization and promotes steroid-resistant TThe Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2017Article
- Generation and Characterization of Indoor Fungal Aerosols for Inhalation Studies.Applied and environmental microbiology · 2016Article
- Indoor Fungal Exposure and Allergic Respiratory Disease.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2015Review
- Microbial volatile organic compound emissions from Stachybotrys chartarum growing on gypsum wallboard and ceiling tile.BMC microbiology · 2013Article
- Indoor environmental exposures for children with asthma enrolled in the HEAL study, post-Katrina New Orleans.Environmental health perspectives · 2012Article
- Dectin-1 and IL-17A suppress murine asthma induced by Aspergillus versicolor but not Cladosporium cladosporioides due to differences in β-glucan surface exposure.Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) · 2012Article
- High environmental relative moldiness index during infancy as a predictor of asthma at 7 years of age.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2011Article
- Streptomycetes in house dust: associations with housing characteristics and endotoxin.Indoor air · 2011Article
- Geographic distribution of Environmental Relative Moldiness Index molds in USA homes.Journal of environmental and public health · 2011Article
- Visually observed mold and moldy odor versus quantitatively measured microbial exposure in homes.The Science of the total environment · 2010Article
- Correlation between ERMI values and other moisture and mold assessments of homes in the American Healthy Homes Survey.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2009Article
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The results of a traditional visual mold inspection were compared to a mold evaluation based on the Relative Moldiness Index (RMI). The RMI is calculated from mold-specific quantitative PCR (MSQPCR) measurements of the concentration of 36 species of molds in floor dust samples. These two prospective mold evaluations were used to classify the mold condition in 271 homes of infants. Later, the development of respiratory illness was measured in the infants living in these homes and the predictive value of each classification system was evaluated. The binary classification of homes as either moldy or non-moldy by on-site visual home inspection was not predictive of the development of respiratory illness (wheeze and/or rhinitis) (P=0.27). Conversely, a method developed and validated in this paper, using the RMI index fit to a logistic function, can be used to predict the occurrence of illness in homes and allows stake-holders the choice among various levels of risk.
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