Residential culturable fungi, (1-3, 1-6)-β-d-glucan, and ergosterol concentrations in dust are not associated with asthma, rhinitis, or eczema diagnoses in children

Indoor Air

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 158-170

  Choi, H ^a   Byrne, S ^a   Larsen, L S ^b   Sigsgaard, T ^c   Thorne, P S ^d   Larsson, L ^e   Sebastian, A ^e   Bornehag, C G ^f,g  

^a UNIVERSITY AT ALBANY   (United States)

^b DANISH TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^d UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^e LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^g KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Allergies; Asthma; Children; Dampness; Indoor; Mold

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLS; DIAGNOSIS; DISEASES; DUST; MOLDS;

ASTHMA; CHILD; CULTURABLE; D-GLUCAN; DAMPNESS; DUST SAMPLES; ERGOSTEROL CONCENTRATION; FUNGAL AGENT; INDOOR; INDOOR MOISTURE;

FUNGI;

FUNGI;

BETA GLUCAN; DUST; ERGOSTEROL;

ANALYSIS; ASTHMA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; DUST; ECZEMA; FUNGUS; HOUSING; HUMAN; INFANT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RHINITIS;

ASTHMA; BETA-GLUCANS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DUST; ECZEMA; ERGOSTEROL; FUNGI; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; RHINITIS;

EID: 84897640503     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12068     Document Type: Article

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