Journal Top Ten -- COLUMNS- Mold --September 2006

1 ARTICLE: "Respirable trichothecene mycotoxins can be demonstrated in the air of Stachybotrys chartarum-contaminated buildings"

SUMMARY: This correspondence is in response to the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology position paper recently published in the Journal and entitled "The medical effects of mold exposure." The authors imply that the most important way that trichothecene mycotoxins could get into the human body is via the inhalation of Stachybotrys chartarum (SC) conidia. We have recently shown that the number of SC conidia in the air in an SC-infested building is not a good predictor for the amount of …