Journal article
Outdoor fungi and child asthma health service attendances
R Tham, SC Dharmage, PE Taylor, CH Katelaris, D Vicendese, MJ Abramson, B Erbas
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1111/pai.12257
Abstract
Asthma is a significant global public health issue. Severe asthma exacerbations can be triggered by environmental factors and require medical care from health services. Although it is known that fungal exposure may lead to allergic sensitization, little is understood about its impact on asthma exacerbations. This review aims to examine whether outdoor fungi play a significant role in child asthma exacerbations. Systematic search of seven electronic databases and hand searching for peer-reviewed studies published in English, up to 31 August 2013. Inclusion criteria were study population aged <18 yr, diagnosis of asthma, attended a health service; outdoor fungi exposure was reported. Quality a..
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Funding Acknowledgements
RT holds a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) PhD Scholarship and a Centre for Air quality & health Research and evaluation (NHMRC Centre of Research Excellence) top-up scholarship. No other funding was used to undertake this systematic review.