The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 678-684.e2 , March 2008

Exposure to multiple indoor allergens in US homes and its relationship to asthma

  • Päivi M. Salo, PhD

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC
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  • Samuel J. Arbes Jr., DDS, MPH, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Rho, Inc, Chapel Hill, NC
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  • Patrick W. Crockett, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Constella Group, LLC, Durham, NC
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  • Peter S. Thorne, PhD

      Affiliations

    • College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
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  • Richard D. Cohn, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Constella Group, LLC, Durham, NC
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  • Darryl C. Zeldin, MD

      Affiliations

    • National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, NC
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Darryl C. Zeldin, MD, NIEHS/NIH, 111 Alexander Dr, Mail Drop D2-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709.

Received 20 July 2007 ,Revised 17 December 2007 ,Accepted 21 December 2007.

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    Overall burden of multiple allergens in US homes. The bar graph shows percentages (± SEs) of homes with detectable (A) and increased (B) levels of allergens by numbers of allergens exceeding allergen-

    Overall burden of multiple allergens in US homes. The bar graph shows percentages (± SEs) of homes with detectable (A) and increased (B) levels of allergens by numbers of allergens exceeding allergen-specific thresholds.

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    Relationship between allergen burden and endotoxin levels. The bar graph displays the geometric mean concentration of endotoxin (the mean of all sampling location concentrations) across the levels of

    Relationship between allergen burden and endotoxin levels. The bar graph displays the geometric mean concentration of endotoxin (the mean of all sampling location concentrations) across the levels of allergen burden (± geometric standard error).

 Supported in part by the Intramural Research Program of the National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, and by the US Department of Housing and Urban Development.

 Disclosure of potential conflict of interest: S. J. Arbes is employed by Rho, Inc. P. W. Crockett and R. D. Cohn are employed by Constella Group, LLC. The rest of the authors have declared that they have no conflict of interest.

PII: S0091-6749(07)03614-7

doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2007.12.1164

The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume 121, Issue 3 , Pages 678-684.e2 , March 2008

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