Effects of exposure to ambient and indoor fungal spores on reporting childhood respiratory health in Taiwan

Huey Jen Jenny Su, Nai Yun Hsu, Pei Chih Wu

研究成果: Conference article同行評審

1 引文 斯高帕斯(Scopus)

摘要

This study aimed to examine the associations between total fungal exposures, both from outdoor and indoor environments, and reporting childhood respiratory symptoms in Taiwan. Twenty-two children, living within 10-km diameter of stationary monitoring sites for ambient fungal spores, were enrolled for household sampling, and asked to keep their health diaries and time-activity patterns everyday for the corresponding week. Results showed that statistically significant association was found between the reporting frequency of sneeze and total exposure of airborne Penicillium/Aspergillus (OR=30.67, 95%CI=2.46-1651.41) after adjusting for the episode of fever, child's age and gender. The significance remained after taking into account the exposure levels of all other indoor pollutants measured, including CO2 (OR=41.76, 95%CI=3.31-2274.04). A significant and steady effect of both outdoor and indoor total fungal exposure was demonstrated on reporting adverse respiratory health in children of Taiwan.

原文English
期刊IAQ Conference
出版狀態Published - 2008
事件Healthy and Sustainable Buildings Conference, IAQ 2007 - Baltimore, MD, United States
持續時間: 2007 10月 152007 10月 17

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • 建築與營造
  • 環境工程
  • 公共衛生、環境和職業健康

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