Hydrophilic Fungi and Ergosterol Associated with Respiratory Illness in a Water-Damaged Building

BACKGROUND: Damp building-related respiratory illnesses are an important public health issue. OBJECTIVE: We compared three respiratory case groups defined by questionnaire responses [200 respiratory cases, 123 of the respiratory cases who met the epidemiologic asthma definition, and 49 of the epidem...

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Published in:	Environmental health perspectives Vol. 116; no. 1; pp. 45 - 50
Main Authors:	Park, Ju-Hyeong, Cox-Ganser, Jean M., Kreiss, Kathleen, White, Sandra K., Rao, Carol Y.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. National Institutes of Health. Department of Health, Education and Welfare 01-01-2008 National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Subjects:	Air Pollutants - analysis Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis Allergens Allergens - analysis Animal allergies Asthma Asthma - epidemiology Asthma - microbiology Case-Control Studies Chairs Colony Count, Microbial Dampness in buildings Diseases Dust - analysis Endotoxins Environmental Monitoring Epidemiological Monitoring Ergosterol Ergosterol - analysis Female Fungi Fungi - isolation & purification Health aspects Health outcomes Humans Male Middle Aged Occupational Exposure - adverse effects Occupational Exposure - analysis Office buildings Risk factors Water Yeasts USA, Washington respiratory symptoms exposure water damage dampness hydrophilic fungi asthma office building endotoxin ergosterol
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