Endotoxin, ergosterol, fungal DNA and allergens in dust from schools in Johor Bahru, Malaysia- associations with asthma and respiratory infections in pupils.

There are few studies on associations between respiratory health and allergens, fungal and bacterial compounds in schools in tropical countries. The aim was to study associations between respiratory symptoms in pupils and ethnicity, chemical microbial markers, allergens and fungal DNA in settled dus...

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Main Authors: Dan Norbäck, Pawel Markowicz, Gui-Hong Cai, Zailina Hashim, Faridah Ali, Yi-Wu Zheng, Xu-Xin Lai, Michael Dho Spangfort, Lennart Larsson, Jamal Hisham Hashim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/24523884/?tool=EBI