Microbial content of household dust associated with exhaled NO in asthmatic children

Environment International

Volumn 59, Issue , 2013, Pages 141-147

  Johansson, Elisabet ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^a   Vesper, Stephen ^b   Levin, Linda ^a   Lockey, James ^a   Ryan, Patrick ^a,c   Bernstein, David I ^a   Villareal, Manuel ^a   Khurana Hershey, Gurjit K ^c   Schaffer, Chris ^a   LeMasters, Grace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Allergens; Asthma; Children; Exhaled nitric oxide; Mold; Streptomycetes

Indexed keywords

ASTHMA; CHILDREN; ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTIC; EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE (ENO); EXHALED NITRIC OXIDES; MICROBIAL COMPONENTS; MICROBIAL CONTAMINANT; STREPTOMYCETES;

ALLERGENS; DUST; FUNGI; MOLDS; NITRIC OXIDE;

DISEASES;

ALLERGEN; ENDOTOXIN; NITRIC OXIDE;

ALLERGY; ASTHMA; BACTERIUM; CHILD; DUST; FUNGUS; INDOOR AIR; NITRIC OXIDE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CAT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DOG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXPIRED AIR; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MITE; MOULD; PATHOGEN LOAD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STREPTOMYCETACEAE;

ALLERGENS; ASTHMA; CHILDREN; ENO; ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIVE MOLDINESS INDEX; ERMI; EXHALED NITRIC OXIDE; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LOD; MOLD; SKIN PRICK TEST; SLG2; SPT; STREPTOMYCETES; SUM OF LOG-TRANSFORMED GROUP 2 MOLD CONCENTRATIONS;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; ANIMALS; ASTHMA; CATS; CHILD; DOGS; DUST; ENDOTOXINS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHALATION; FEMALE; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; MALE; NITRIC OXIDE; PYROGLYPHIDAE; STREPTOMYCES;

ACARI; CANIS FAMILIARIS; STREPTOMYCES; STREPTOMYCINEAE;

EID: 84879547087     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2013.05.011     Document Type: Article

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