Exposure to house dust endotoxin and allergic sensitization in allergic and nonallergic children living in Adana, Turkey

YILMAZ M., ALTINTAŞ D. U., BİNGÖL KARAKOÇ G., Inal A., Kilic M., Sutolukta Z., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.51, no.3, pp.225-231, 2009 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 51 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2009
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.225-231
  • Çukurova University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

It has been suggested that exposure to elevated levels of endotoxin decreases the risk of allergic sensitization. The objective of our study was to analyze associations between house dust endotoxin levels and allergic sensitization in children.