ArticleJournal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology2010
Indoor airborne fungi and wheeze in the first year of life among a cohort of infants at risk for asthma.
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- Association of indoor microbial aerosols with respiratory symptoms among under-five children: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2021Pooled 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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- Impact of Fungal Spores on Asthma Prevalence and Hospitalization.International journal of molecular sciences · 2022Review
- Household mold, pesticide use, and childhood asthma: A nationwide study in the U.S.International journal of hygiene and environmental health · 2021Article
- Indoor Microbial Exposures and Chronic Lung Disease: From Microbial Toxins to the Microbiome.Clinics in chest medicine · 2020Review
- Quantitative and semiquantitative estimates of mold exposure in infancy and childhood respiratory health.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2020Article
- Indoor mould exposure, asthma and rhinitis: findings from systematic reviews and recent longitudinal studies.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2018Review
- Mold and Human Health: a Reality Check.Clinical reviews in allergy & immunology · 2017Review
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- Pediatric Asthma and the Indoor Microbial Environment.Current environmental health reports · 2016Review
- The characteristics of indoor and outdoor fungi and their relation with allergic respiratory diseases in the southern region of Turkey.Environmental monitoring and assessment · 2016Article
- Exposure to indoor pollutants and Wheeze and asthma development during early childhood.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015Review
- Improved exposure characterization with robotic (PIPER) sampling and association with children's respiratory symptoms, asthma and eczema.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2014Article
- Indoor water and dampness and the health effects on children: a review.Current allergy and asthma reports · 2013Review
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- Indoor environmental exposures for children with asthma enrolled in the HEAL study, post-Katrina New Orleans.Environmental health perspectives · 2012Article
- Household mold and dust allergens: exposure, sensitization and childhood asthma morbidity.Environmental research · 2012Article
- Infant origins of childhood asthma associated with specific molds.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2012Article
- Long-term management of asthma in First Nations and Inuit children: A knowledge translation tool based on Canadian paediatric asthma guidelines, intended for use by front-line health care professionals working in isolated communities.Paediatrics & child health · 2012Article
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Abstract
In studies worldwide, respiratory outcomes such as cough, wheeze and asthma have been consistently linked to mold exposure. Young children spend most of their time indoors and may be particularly vulnerable. We evaluated the associations between exposure to airborne fungal levels and episodes of wheezing in a cohort of 103 infants at risk for asthma (due to maternal history of asthma), living primarily in low-income urban settings. Using a new protocol that facilitates identification of rare and slow-growing fungi, we measured the type and concentration of cultured fungi in home air samples taken early in the infant's first year of life. We also inspected the homes for visible mold, water damage and other housing and environmental conditions. All homes had measurable indoor airborne fungi and 73%, had some sign of mold, water damage, dampness or a musty odor. One or more episodes of wheeze during the first year of life were observed in 38% of infants. Multiple logistic regression showed high indoor levels of Penicillium were a significant risk factor for wheeze (OR 6.18; 95% CI: 1.34-28.46) in the first year of life after controlling for season of sampling, smoking, endotoxin levels, day care attendance and confounders. Acrodontium, a rarely reported fungal genus, was detected in 18% of study homes, and was associated with wheeze in unadjusted models (OR 2.75; 95% CI 0.99-7.61), but not after adjustment for confounders. Total fungal levels, visually observed mold, dampness, water damage or musty odors were not significantly associated with wheeze.
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