title: Environmental allergens and asthma morbidity in low-income children.
abstract: Asthma morbidity is high in inner-city children in the United States, which may be related in part to increased allergens in poorly maintained housing. This study examined asthma morbidity in relation to mold, cockroach, dust mite, and cat allergens in the homes of 61 low-income Chicago children with asthma. Children exposed to higher levels of Penicillium in the bedroom had more frequent asthma symptoms, whereas those exposed to higher levels of cockroach allergen in the bedroom had a higher number of asthma symptoms. Respiratory infections confounded the association of cockroach allergen with number of asthma symptoms.
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, 60612, USA. mturyk1@uic.edu
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Turyk
authors.forename: Luke
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Curtis
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Scheff
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Contraras
authors.forename: Lenore
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Coover
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: Sally
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Freels
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Persky
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D000818:Animals; D001249:Asthma / Q000209:etiology*; D002415:Cats / Q000276:immunology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003058:Cockroaches / Q000276:immunology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology; D009017:Morbidity; D010407:Penicillium / Q000276:immunology; D011203:Poverty
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens