ReviewEuropean respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society2018
Indoor mould exposure, asthma and rhinitis: findings from systematic reviews and recent longitudinal studies.
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66 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 199 citations in OpenAlex.
- Association between sensitization to common fungi and severe asthma.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
- Lighting in the Home and Health: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Better floors, better health: a theory of change for an improved household flooring intervention in rural communities in Kwale and Bungoma counties, Kenya.BMC public health · 2025Trial
- Domestic fungal exposure and asthma morbidity in New York City children following Superstorm Sandy.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Beyond Infection-Indoor Airborne Pathogens as Contributors to Respiratory Inflammation and Immune Dysregulation: A Narrative Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- A Bibliographic Review of Airborne Fungal Allergens from Dominant and Undercharacterized Genera.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2026Review
- Quantifying the effects of air pollution on respiratory ill health treated in primary care when the locations of the populations at risk are partially unknown.Statistical methods in medical research · 2026Article
- The effect of damp housing on psychological distress: does respiratory health matter?American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Mold exposure and rhinitis symptoms among children attending Head Start centers in New York City.Annals of allergy, asthma & immunology : official publication of the American College of Allergy, Asthma, & Immunology · 2026Article
- INdoor Home Air Level Exploration (INHALE) Study: Protocol to Monitor Indoor Pollution in British Dwellings.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Exposure to Air Pollution and the Prevalence of Respiratory Symptoms in Northeast Ohio Farmworkers.Journal of immigrant and minority health · 2025Article
- Child-focused climate change and health content in medical schools and pediatric residencies.Pediatric research · 2025Review
- Fatigue and exposure to mold and/or dampness: A systematic review of the literature from 2011-2018.Environmental analysis, health and toxicology · 2025Article
- Trends in childhood asthma in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden.Acta paediatrica (Oslo, Norway : 1992) · 2025Article
- Home exposure to moisture and mold is associated with poorer asthma control in children: CHAMPIASTHMA study.The journal of allergy and clinical immunology. Global · 2025Article
- Indoor bioaerosols and asthma: Overview, implications, and mitigation strategies.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025Review
- Social inequalities in childhood asthma.The World Allergy Organization journal · 2024Review
- Inverse Trend Between Tree Pollen and Fungal Concentrations With Allergic Sensitization Rates in Seoul for 25 Years.Allergy, asthma & immunology research · 2024Review
- Assessing the Burden of Electrical, Elevator, Heat, Hot Water, and Water Service Interruptions in New York City Public Housing.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2024Article
- Occupational exposure and new-onset asthma in the population-based Telemark study: a 5-year follow-up.BMJ open · 2024Article
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Abstract
Starting from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and World Health Organization (WHO) reports, this review provides an overview of the literature published from 2006 to 2017 on the associations between indoor mould exposure and asthma and rhinitis separately in children and adults with a focus on longitudinal epidemiological studies.A systematic search of peer-reviewed literature was performed, including systematic reviews and meta-analyses, longitudinal, incident case-control and panel studies. 61 publications were identified reporting visible mould or mould odour or quantitative assessment of culturable fungi or mould species.In children, visible mould and mould odour were associated with the development and exacerbations of asthma, providing sufficient evidence of a causal relationship. Results from population-based studies in adults were too few and divergent to conclude at more than a limited level of evidence. Exposure to mould in a work building was associated with the incidence and exacerbations of occupational asthma, and we concluded at a sufficient evidence for an association. Systematic reviews, meta-analyses and longitudinal studies on the relationships between mould exposure and allergic rhinitis provide sufficient evidence of an association.This review extended the conclusions of the IOM and WHO reports, and highlighted the need for further longitudinal studies on asthma in adults, and on rhinitis.
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