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cord-009655-ekc2p7k9	Norbäck, D.	Dampness, indoor mould, fungal DNA and respiratory health – molecular methods in indoor epidemiology	2015-04-16		.txt	text/plain	2356	126	48	Building dampness and indoor mould growth are recognized risk factors for respiratory health, including asthma, rhinitis and asthmatic symptoms [1] . Environmental Relative Moldiness Index has been used in epidemiological studies, and higher ERMI levels have been found in home dust among children with asthma as compared to controls without asthma [31] [32] [33] . [39] have extended the use of the ERMI-index and other microbial markers in the home environment to study exacerbation of asthma, measured as decreased FEV1% among non-smoking adult asthmatics in Scotland. Moreover, respiratory effects of different types of indoor biological contaminants, including fungal DNA measured by mould-specific quantitative PCR and calculation of the ERMI-index, should be extended from the home environment to other indoor environments such as day care centres, schools, hospitals and offices. Higher environmental relative moldiness index (ERMI) Values measured in homes of asthmatic children in Boston	./cache/cord-009655-ekc2p7k9.txt	./txt/cord-009655-ekc2p7k9.txt