ReviewThe journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice
Exposure and Health Effects of Fungi on Humans.
Review in The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 93 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Who cites it
93 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Pooled it
- A Bibliographic Review of Airborne Fungal Allergens from Dominant and Undercharacterized Genera.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Edge computing-based computer vision and deep transfer learning for high-throughput assessment ofPlant phenomics (Washington, D.C.) · 2026Article
- Fungal exposure exacerbates allergen-driven asthma in a two-hit mouse model.Respiratory research · 2026Article
- Indoor air bacterial and fungal burden in the environment of an atopic child: implications for elevated urine mycotoxin levels.Arhiv za higijenu rada i toksikologiju · 2026Article
- Household mold exposure and arthritis in older Chinese adults: evidence from the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS).BMC geriatrics · 2026Article
- Plant MicrofungiInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- Association of clinical and demographic factors with fungal culture in pulmonary tuberculosis patients.Bioinformation · 2026Article
- Environmental exposures, microbiome dynamics and chronic disease risk in climate-vulnerable regions: interdisciplinary perspectives from Puerto Rico.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- A framework for real-time image detection of bioaerosols.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Observational
- Metagenomic profiling of airborne microbial communities from aircraft filters and face masks.Microbiome · 2025Article
- Environmental fungal contamination on the fur of healthy captive meerkats: Implications for human health.Open veterinary journal · 2025Article
- INdoor Home Air Level Exploration (INHALE) Study: Protocol to Monitor Indoor Pollution in British Dwellings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Drenched Pages: A Primer on Wet Books.Biology · 2025Review
- MicrofungusCells · 2025Article
- Indoor and Outdoor Fungal Allergens and Impacts on Respiratory Allergic Disease.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. In practice · 2025Review
- Indoor bioaerosols and asthma: Overview, implications, and mitigation strategies.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025Review
- Fungi Assessment in Indoor and Outdoor Environment of Four Selected Hospitals in Peninsular Malaysia.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Yeasts Prefer Daycares and Molds Prefer Private Homes.Microbial ecology · 2025Article
33 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.
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5 authors.
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Abstract
Fungi are ubiquitous microorganisms that are present in outdoor and indoor environments. Previous research has found relationships between environmental fungal exposures and human health effects. We reviewed recent articles focused on fungal exposure and dampness as risk factors for respiratory disease development, symptoms, and hypersensitivity. In particular, we reviewed the evidence suggesting that early exposure to dampness or fungi is associated with the development of asthma and increased asthma morbidity. Although outdoor exposure to high concentrations of spores can cause health effects such as asthma attacks in association with thunderstorms, most people appear to be relatively unaffected unless they are sensitized to specific genera. Indoor exposure and dampness, however, appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing asthma in young children and asthma morbidity in individuals who have asthma. These are important issues because they provide a rationale for interventions that might be considered for homes and buildings in which there is increased fungal exposure. In addition to rhinitis and asthma, fungus exposure is associated with a number of other illnesses including allergic bronchopulmonary mycoses, allergic fungal sinusitis, and hypersensitivity pneumonitis. Additional research is necessary to establish causality and evaluate interventions for fungal- and dampness-related health effects.
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