Early-life house dust mite allergens, childhood mite sensitization, and respiratory outcomes Universiteit Antwerpen Universiteit Hasselt KU Leuven
BackgroundExposure to indoor allergens during early life may play a role in the development of the immune system and inception of asthma. ObjectiveTo describe the house dust mite (HDM) allergen concentrations in bedroom dust during early life and to evaluate its associations with HDM sensitization, wheezing, and asthma, from birth to school age, in 5 geographically spread European birth cohorts. MethodsWe included 4334 children from INMA-Menorca ...