title: Effect of indoor mold concentrations on daily symptom severity of children with asthma and/or rhinitis monosensitized to molds.
abstract: Little is known about the contribution of indoor molds to the symptoms of asthma and/or rhinitis in children monosensitized to molds. We aimed to investigate the effect of indoor mold spore concentrations on daily symptoms of asthma and/or rhinitis in children monosensitized to molds. Nineteen children with asthma and/or rhinitis sensitized only to molds recorded their daily symptoms and peak expiratory flow (PEF) values to the diaries, from February 2005 to January 2006. In this study period, indoor mold concentrations were measured monthly from the living rooms/bedrooms. The median indoor mold concentration was 37.5 CFU/m(3). Most commonly recovered indoor molds were Cladosporium (26.4%), Penicillium (24.7%), and Aspergillus (7%). Significant correlation was not found between indoor mold concentrations and daily rhinitis score (r = -0.021, p = 0.932), daily asthma score (r = 0.155, p = 0.554), daily morning PEF (r = -0.056, p = 0.475), and evening PEF (r = -0.057, p = 0.471). The effect of indoor molds is not evident on the symptoms of our patients with asthma and/or rhinitis monosensitized to molds.
authors: Division of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, Cukurova University Faculty of Medicine, Adana, Turkey. aina1@cu.edu.tr
authors: Ayfer
authors: A
authors: Inal
authors: Gulbin Bingol
authors: GB
authors: Karakoc
authors: Derya Ufuk
authors: DU
authors: Altintas
authors: Hatice Korkmaz
authors: HK
authors: Guvenmez
authors: Yeliz
authors: Y
authors: Aka
authors: Rukiye
authors: R
authors: Gelisken
authors: Mustafa
authors: M
authors: Yilmaz
authors: Seval Guneser
authors: SG
authors: Kendirli
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects; D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D001249:Asthma / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004781:Environmental Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005260:Female; D005658:Fungi / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013172:Spores, Fungal
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens