Home characteristics as predictors of bacterial and fungal microbial biomarkers in house dust

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 119, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-195

  Sordillo, Joanne E ^a,b   Alwis, Udeni K ^c   Hoffman, Elaine ^c   Gold, Diane R ^a,b   Milton, Donald K ^a,d  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Dampness; Fungi; Home characteristics; Indoor exposure; Respiratory health

Indexed keywords

BETA 1,3 GLUCAN; BETA 1,6 GLUCAN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER; ENDOTOXIN; ERGOSTEROL; HYDROXY FATTY ACID; MURAMIC ACID; N ACETYL MURAMIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BACTERIAL FLORA; BED; CAT; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CLEANING; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY ROOM; FUNGUS; HOME; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD; UNITED STATES; ANIMAL; DUST; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA;

ANIMALS; CATS; DOGS; DUST; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMIDITY;

EID: 79955838070     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: 15529924     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1002004     Document Type: Article

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