Associations of microbial exposures with respiratory infections in school staff.

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• Personal Author:
  Cox-Ganser, Jean M. ; Croston TL ; Green, Brett J. ; Lemons, Angela R. ; Park Y ; Park, Ju-Hyeong ; Roseman, Jerry
• Description:
  Information on the effects of exposure to indoor microbial agents on respiratory infection is scarce. Epidemiologic analyses were performed to examine the associations between microbial exposures and respiratory infections among staff in 50 elementary schools. Logistic regression models adjusted for age, gender, race, ethnicity, current smoking, being a teacher, current asthma, hay fever, and home mold odor indicated that higher exposure than the median number of bacterial operational taxonomic units (OTUs) was associated with lower odds of influenza-like illness, acute bronchitis, and nose infection in the last 12 months, while the number of fungal OTUs was not. Higher exposure than the median level of endotoxin was associated with higher odds of influenza-like illness. Diverse bacterial taxa in school classrooms may provide a protective effect on respiratory infections in school staff while high endotoxin may be a predictor of increased influenza-like illness. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollution, Indoor Endotoxins Fungi Occupational Health Respiratory System Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Indoor environments; Indoor air quality; Respiratory system disorders; Respiratory infections; Molds; Bacteria; Endotoxins
• Publisher:
  International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  RHD - Respiratory Health Division ; HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20067669
• Citation:
  Indoor Air 2022: 17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, June 12-16, 2022, Kuopio, Finland. Herndon, VA: International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, 2022 Jun; :
• Email:
  gzp8@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Indoor Air 2022: 17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, June 12-16, 2022, Kuopio, Finland
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7dc847c09aedf140bc731323e8446b4703641ae07d6ad9e7b7238120dab30b8f7dcaa9b938d34d035f87873a0fe7fec262d5d13dcaf290925445e82b6de3b57d
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/245958/cdc_245958_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 168.02 KB ]