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  • Title: Specific molds associated with asthma in water-damaged homes.
    Author: Vesper SJ, McKinstry C, Yang C, Haugland RA, Kercsmar CM, Yike I, Schluchter MD, Kirchner HL, Sobolewski J, Allan TM, Dearborn DG.
    Journal: J Occup Environ Med; 2006 Aug; 48(8):852-8. PubMed ID: 16902378.
    Abstract:
    OBJECTIVE: We sought to determine if specific molds were found in significantly higher concentrations in the water-damaged homes of asthmatic children compared with homes with no visible water damage. METHODS: The mold concentrations in the dust in asthmatic children's bedrooms in water-damaged homes (N = 60) and control homes (N = 22) were measured by mold-specific quantitative polymerase chain reaction. RESULTS: Two molds, Scopulariopsis brevicaulis and Trichoderma viride, had significantly (P < 0.05) higher concentrations in asthmatics' homes compared with control homes and three other molds (Penicillium crustosum group, Stachybotrys chartarum, and Wallemia sebi) had P values <0.1. CONCLUSIONS: A relative moldiness index was developed to predict the likely development of asthma in water-damaged homes in Cleveland.
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