High environmental relative moldiness index during infancy as a predictor of asthma at 7 years of age
T Reponen, S Vesper, L Levin, E Johansson… - Annals of Allergy …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Mold exposures may contribute to the development of asthma, but previous
studies have lacked a standardized approach to quantifying exposures. OBJECTIVE: To
determine whether mold exposures at the ages of 1 and/or 7 years were associated with
asthma at the age of 7 years. METHODS: This study followed up a high-risk birth cohort from
infancy to 7 years of age. Mold was assessed by a DNA-based analysis for the 36 molds that
make up the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) at the ages of 1 and 7 years. At …
studies have lacked a standardized approach to quantifying exposures. OBJECTIVE: To
determine whether mold exposures at the ages of 1 and/or 7 years were associated with
asthma at the age of 7 years. METHODS: This study followed up a high-risk birth cohort from
infancy to 7 years of age. Mold was assessed by a DNA-based analysis for the 36 molds that
make up the Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI) at the ages of 1 and 7 years. At …