From the USA: Indoor Allergens Worsen Respiratory Infections in Children With Asthma
Cockroach and mouse allergen exposure may predispose children with asthma to upper respiratory infections (URIs) and worse respiratory outcomes, according to a study published online Aug. 19 in the Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Darlene Bhavnani, Ph.D., from the University of Texas at Austin, and colleagues examined associations between indoor allergens and: URI, URI + cold symptoms, URI + cold symptoms + pulmonary eosinophilic inflammation (fraction of exhaled nitric oxide ≥20 ppb), and URI + cold symptoms + reduced lung function (percent predicted forced expiratory volume in 1 second of <80 percent). The analysis included data from 90 participants in the Environmental Control as Add-on Therapy for Childhood Asthma study (192 observations).
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