Residential culturable fungi, (1-3, 1-6)-β-d-glucan, and ergosterol concentrations in dust are not associated with asthma, rhinitis, or eczema diagnoses in children.

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Published in Indoor Air on October 24, 2013

Authors

H Choi1, S Byrne, L S Larsen, T Sigsgaard, P S Thorne, L Larsson, A Sebastian, C-G Bornehag

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1: Department of Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University at Albany, Rensselaer, NY, USA.

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