Journal Top Ten -- COLUMNS- Mold -- June 2006

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ARTICLE: "Environmental risk factors of rhinitis in early infancy"

SUMMARY: The authors examined the relationship of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and visible mold exposures on the development of allergic rhinitis, rhinitis and upper respiratory infection (URI) in a birth cohort where at least one parent was skin prick test (SPT) positive. This study suggests that ETS exposure, rather than visible mold, is associated with rhinitis and allergic rhinitis in infants. The analysis also suggests that mold may be a stronger risk factor for URI that ETS.

JOURNAL: Pediatric Allergy and Immunology; 2006: 17: 278-284

AUTHORS: Biagini …