Microbial exposure of rural school children, as assessed by levels of N-acetyl-muramic acid in mattress dust, and its association with respiratory health

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Volumn 113, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 860-867

  Van Strien, Robert Theodoor ^a   Engel, Regina ^b   Holst, Otto ^b   Bufe, Albrecht ^c   Eder, Waltraud ^a,d   Waser, Marco ^e   Braun Fahrländer, Charlotte ^e   Riedler, Josef ^f   Nowak, Dennis ^g   Von Mutius, Erika ^a  

^a LUDWIG MAXIMILIANS UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b RESEARCH CENTER BORSTEL   (Germany)

^c RUHR UNIVERSITY BOCHUM   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^e SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^f Children's Hospital Salzburg   (Austria)

^g Inst of Occup and Environ Med   (Germany)

Author keywords

Allergy; Asthma; Farming; Hygiene hypothesis; Microbial exposure; Muramic acid; Peptidoglycan

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; MURAMIC ACID;

ADOLESCENT; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUSTRIA; BED; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; ENDOTOXIN DETECTION; FEMALE; GERMANY; HAY FEVER; HOUSE DUST; HOUSE DUST ALLERGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RURAL AREA; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWITZERLAND; WHEEZING;

EID: 2342561724     PISSN: 00916749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.01.783     Document Type: Article

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