2024
Yes
Microbial exposures in moisture-damaged schools and associations with respiratory symptoms in students: A multi-country environmental exposure study
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ina.12865
Adams, Rachel I.
Europe
Observational
Students
Elementary (K-5)
Bacteria
Fungi
Respiratory symptoms
Bacteria
Built environment
Classrooms
Fungi
Indoors
microbiome
Cold
Mycobiome
In Finnish and Dutch schools, microbial indicators linked to moisture damage were associated with respiratory symptoms in students; in Finland, Sphingomonas and endotoxins partially mediated effects, though overall microbial-health links were limited.
2021