Background Numerous studies confirm the association between exposure to indoor air
dampness and molds and different health outcomes. Of these, upper respiratory tract …

Objective Damp and moldy indoor environments aggravate pre-existing asthma. Recent
meta-analyses suggest that exposure to such environments may also induce new-onset …

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine whether mold allergy mediated through
immunoglobulin E (IgE) was responsible for the chronic nasal symptoms experienced by …

6. Trout D, Bernstein J, Martinez K, Biagini R, Wallingford K. Bioaerosol lung damage in
worker with repeated exposure to fungi in a water-damaged building. Environ Health …

BACKGROUND: The results of allergy tests against molds usually remain negative in
patients with upper respiratory tract and conjunctival symptoms after microbial exposure in a …

Purpose Epidemiological evidence shows that indoor dampness is associated with
respiratory symptoms, the aggravation of preexisting asthma, and the development of new …

Background A substantial proportion of the world's population is exposed to indoor
dampness-related exposures. Since the 1990s, studies have assessed the relation between …

Starting from the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and World Health Organization (WHO) reports,
this review provides an overview of the literature published from 2006 to 2017 on the …

Mold exposure in damp buildings is associated with both nasal symptoms and asthma
development, but the progression of building‐related (BR) rhinosinusitis symptoms to …

Occupational exposure to indoor air moulds and the consequent development of dampness
and mould hypersensitivity syndrome (DMHS) may cause lung damage; in most cases, this …