ReviewDeutsches Arzteblatt international2024
Indoor Mold—Important Considerations for Medical Advice to Patients.
Review in Deutsches Arzteblatt international, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.
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7 citing papers in PubMed, 3 citations in OpenAlex.
- [Environmental relative humidity, frailty, and risk of incident stroke among middle-aged and older adults in China: A prospective cohort study].Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences · 2026Article
- Associations between cMIND diet, mold exposure, and visual impairment among older adults in China: a national cross-sectional study.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Article
- Microbial Volatile Organic Compounds (MVOCs) - rare cause of occupational asthma in two veterinarians.Respiratory medicine case reports · 2026Article
- Measuring COSensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Toxic Events Were Insufficiently Considered.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Article
- In Reply.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2025Article
- Dealing with mold infestation in hospitals and medical practices.GMS hygiene and infection control · 2025Article
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6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
backgroundAccording to self-reported frequencies, every fifth or sixth dwelling in Germany is affected by dampness and/or mold. This carries a potential risk to health.
methodsThis review is based on pertinent publications retrieved by a selective literature search and inquiry in the GENESIS database, on the AWMF guideline on the medical clinical diagnosis of indoor mold exposure, as updated in 2023, and on the relevant contents of other current guidelines. Based on this research, we present an algorithm for the evaluation of health problems that may be due to mold in indoor environments.
resultsA rational diagnostic work-up begins with history-taking and physical examination, with attention to risk factors-above all, immune compromise and atopy. If there is evidence of atopy, targeted allergy diagnostics should be performed, consisting of a skin prick test and/or measurement of specific IgE antibodies, supplemented whenever indicated by provocative testing and cellular test systems. If the patient's immune response is compromised, the immediate cessation of mold exposure has absolute priority. Any suspected invasive fungal infection should be evaluated with radiological, microbiological, serological, and immunological testing. Indoor measurements of mold fungi, microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC), and/or mycotoxins are generally not indicated as part of the medical evaluation; nor are blood or urine tests for particular mold components or metabolites.
conclusionMold in indoor environments should be dealt with by rapid exposure elimination for patients at risk, the rational diagnostic evaluation of any symptoms and signs of disease, and patient education about the possibilities and limitations of diagnostic testing and the generally limited utility of measurements in the affected interior spaces.
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