Respiratory symptoms and fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) among students in Penang, Malaysia in relation to signs of dampness at school and fungal DNA in school dust
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- 作者：Dan Norbä ; cka ; dan.norback@medsci.uu.se" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding author ; Jamal Hisham Hashimb ; c ; Zailina Hashimd ; Gui-Hong Caia ; Vinoshini Sooriae ; Syazwan Aizat Ismaile ; f ; Gunilla Wieslandera
- 关键词：Fungal DNA ; Building dampness ; School environment ; Asthma ; Mould ; Children
- 刊名：Science of the Total Environment
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：15 January 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：577
- 期：Complete
- 页码：148-154
- 全文大小：371 K
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Elevated FeNO, a marker of lower airway inflammation, was found in many students.
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Signs of dampness in the classroom were related to airway infections among students.
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Students in classrooms with signs of dampness had 31% higher FeNO values.
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Higher quantities of DNA from Aspergillus versicolor were related to higher FeNO.
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DNA from Aspergillus versicolor were related to asthma and respiratory symptoms.