Recent industry changes in swine-management practices have resulted in a growing
controversy surrounding the environmental and public health effects of modern swine …

This review deals with endotoxin in the environment and its relation to disease among
exposed persons. Data are presented on levels of endotoxin in different environments with …

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a major proinflammatory glycolipid component of the gram-
negative bacterial cell wall, is one of the agents ubiquitously present as contaminant on …

Exposure to endotoxin and to its purified derivative lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is related to
several occupational pulmonary diseases and to severe domestic asthma. An inhalation of a …

There is increasing evidence that diseases caused by organic dusts are mainly of an
inflammatory nature. Among the many agents present in organic dusts, bacterial endotoxin …

Background Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by chronic
bronchitis, emphysema and irreversible airflow limitation. These changes are thought to be …

Exposure-response relationships for endotoxin as measured in dust and longitudinal
decline in lung function were studied. A cohort of 171 pig farmers was followed over a 3-yr …

OBJECTIVES: To further assess the presence of fatigue, symptoms of diarrhoea, and
inflammation of airways among people working in sewage plants and the relation to …

Background Over the years, there have been regular reports in the media of work‐related
symptoms among employees at sewage treatment plants. Concern has spread among …

We aimed to determine if plasma levels of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and
lipoteichoic acid (LTA) are associated with different causes of stroke and correlate with C …