ArticleBuilding and environment2022
Spring is associated with increased total and allergenic fungal concentrations in house dust from a pediatric asthma cohort in New York City.
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- The Indoor Microbiome: Sampling, Analysis and Emerging Trends.Environmental microbiology reports · 2026Pooled it
- Domestic fungal exposure and asthma morbidity in New York City children following Superstorm Sandy.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Assessing the feasibility of indoor air quality monitoring in low-income housing among Black adults with uncontrolled asthma in New York City.BMC public health · 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
- Concurrent Viral Transmission and Wildfire Smoke Events Following COVID-19 Pandemic School Closures in New York City: Associations of a Large Natural Experiment With Acute Care for Pediatric Asthma, 2018-2023.Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open · 2026Article
- Pandemic-Associated Sensitization Patterns and Burden in Chinese Children with Allergic Rhinitis: A Retrospective Phase-Stratified Study.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2026Article
- Association of individual and environmental factors exposure with asthma among children: a cross-sectional study in Northern and Southern cities, China.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Indoor bioaerosols and asthma: Overview, implications, and mitigation strategies.The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology · 2025Review
- Assessing the Effect of Precipitation on Asthma Emergency Department Visits in New York State From 2005 to 2014: A Case-Crossover Study.GeoHealth · 2023Article
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Abstract
Introduction: Asthma and allergy symptoms vary seasonally due to exposure to environmental sources of allergen, including fungi. However, we need an improved understanding of seasonal influence on fungal exposures in the indoor environment. We hypothesized that concentrations of total fungi and allergenic species in vacuumed dust vary significantly by season. Objective: Assess seasonal variation of indoor fungi with greater implications related to seasonal asthma control. Methods: We combined next-generation sequencing with quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to measure concentrations of fungal DNA in indoor floor dust samples (n = 298) collected from homes participating in the New York City Neighborhood Asthma and Allergy Study (NAAS). Results: Total fungal concentration in spring was significantly higher than the other three seasons (p ≤ 0.005). Mean concentrations for 78% of fungal species were elevated in the spring (26% were significantly highest in spring, p < 0.05). Concentrations of 8 allergenic fungal species were significantly (p < 0.5) higher in spring compared to at least two other seasons. Indoor relative humidity and temperature were significantly highest in spring (p < 0.05) and were associated with total fungal concentration (R Conclusion: There is significant seasonal variation in total fungal concentration and concentration of select allergenic species. Indoor relative humidity and temperature may underlie these associations.
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