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The past, present and future of humidifier disinfectant-associated interstitial lung diseases in children [PDF]

Clinical and Experimental Pediatrics, 2020
Exposure to environmental factors can cause interstitial lung diseases (ILDs); however, such types of ILDs are rare. From 2007 to 2011, an ILD epidemic occurred in South Korea owing to inhalational exposure to toxic chemicals in humidifier disinfectants (
Eun Lee, So-Yeon Lee, Soo-Jong Hong
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Humidifier Disinfectants Are a Cause of Lung Injury among Adults in South Korea: A Community-Based Case-Control Study. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2016
An outbreak of lung injury among South Korean adults was examined in a hospital-based case-control study, and the suspected cause was exposure to humidifier disinfectant (HD).
Ji-Hyuk Park, Hwa Jung Kim, Geun-Yong Kwon, Jin Gwack, Young-Joon Park, Seung-Ki Youn, Jun-Wook Kwon, Byung-Guk Yang, Moo-Song Lee, Miran Jung, Hanyi Lee, Byung-Yool Jun, Hyun-Sul Lim   +12 more
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Exposures to humidifier disinfectant and various health conditions in Korean based on personal exposure assessment data of claimants for compensation [PDF]

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Humidifier disinfectants (HDs) were commonly used household chemicals to prevent microbial growth in a humidifier water tank in South Korea.
Myeongjin Hong, Min Jae Ju, Jeonggyo Yoon, Wonyoung Lee, Seula Lee, Eun-kyung Jo, Seo-Youn Choi, Wonho Yang, Yoon-Hyeong Choi   +8 more
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Risk of non-cancer respiratory diseases attributed to humidifier disinfectant exposure in Koreans: age-period-cohort and differences-in-difference analyses [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health
OBJECTIVES Humidifier disinfectants (HDs) were sold in Korea from 1994 until their recall in 2011. We examined the incidence patterns of 8 respiratory diseases before and after the HD recall and estimated the attributable risk in the Korean population ...
Jaiyong Kim, Kyoung Sook Jeong, Seungyeon Heo, Younghee Kim, Jungyun Lim, Sol Yu, Suejin Kim, Sun-Kyoung Shin, Hae-Kwan Cheong, Mina Ha, Epidemiology Expert Committee for Reviewing the Epidemiological Correlations between Humidifier Disinfectant Exposure and Health Effects   +10 more
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Association between humidifier disinfectant use duration and lung cancer development in Korea [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health
OBJECTIVES This study was conducted to assess the association between the duration of humidifier disinfectant use and lung cancer development. METHODS We analyzed data from 3,605 applicants registered for compensation from the Korean government due to ...
Sungchan Kang, Jeong-In Hwang, Su Hwan Kim, Hyungryul Lim, Dong-wook Lee, Woojoo Lee, Jong Hun Kim, Sol Yu, Jungyun Lim, Younghee Kim, Kyoung-Nam Kim   +10 more
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Integrated evidence supports a causal association between PHMG-P exposure and pneumonitis [PDF]

Epidemiology and Health
Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-P) is a guanidine-based disinfectant previously used in household humidifiers in Korea. This study evaluated whether PHMG-P exposure is causally linked to pneumonitis by integrating epidemiological ...
Yong Joo Park, Hye-Jin Kim, Youngmee Lee, Haewon Kim, Ha Ryong Kim, Jaiyong Kim, Hae-Kwan Cheong, Mina Ha, Kyu Hyuck Chung   +8 more
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Use of Disinfectants and Cleaning Products Associated with Respiratory Disease: A Scoping Review [PDF]

Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Public Health
Introduction: there is extensive evidence on the harmful respiratory effects of exposure to disinfectants and cleaning products. Methodology: an exploratory systematic review was carried out in five databases: LILACS, PubMed, MEDLINE and BIREME.
Paula Andrea García Quinto, Erwin Hernando Hernández Rincón, Juan Miguel Pérez Flórez, Diana Marcela Díaz Quijano, Claudia Liliana Jaimez Peñuela   +4 more
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Evaluation of 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one-induced human pulmonary toxicity using integrated air-liquid-interface and a lung-on-chip [PDF]

Respiratory Research
A 3:1 disinfectant composed of 5-chloro-2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (CMIT) and 2-methyl-4-isothiazolin-3-one (MIT) has been widely used in water-based household products such as detergents, toothpaste, and cosmetic applications.
Sohyun Park, Lea L. de Maddalena, Saskia Schmid, Arunima Sengupta, Chang Gyu Woo, Nina Hobi, Young-Jae Cho   +6 more
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Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate exposure induces abnormal behaviors by disrupting synaptic formation and activity in the cerebral cortex [PDF]

Journal of Neuroinflammation
Background Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p), a commonly utilized ingredient in humidifier disinfectants, has emerged as a primary factor contributing to pulmonary damage, asthmatic conditions, and prenatal complications in South Korea ...
Moon Yi Ko, Jiwon Choi, Euijun Min, Minjeong Kim, Mi-Kyung Song, Dong Im Kim, Jiyoung Park, Heejin Park, Byoung-Seok Lee, Kyuhong Lee, Sung-Ae Hyun, Minhan Ka   +11 more
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Association of respiratory diseases with humidifier disinfectants exposure and its latency: A study of health damage reporter cohort in South Korea

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
Following widespread use of humidifier disinfectants (HDs) in South Korea from the late 1990s until their recall in 2011, clusters of respiratory illnesses emerged.
Kyoung Sook Jeong, Jaiyong Kim
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