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Is Polyhexamethylene Guanidine and Oligo(2-(2-Ethoxy) Ethoxyethyl Guanidium Chloride Exposure Related to Gestational Diabetes? [PDF]

Toxics
This study aims to investigate the association between exposure to toxic indoor chemicals, specifically polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) and oligo(2-(2-ethoxy) ethoxyethyl guanidinium) chloride (PGH), used in humidifier disinfectants, and gestational ...
Hyowon Choi, Nam-Yun Kim, Nalai Kim, Yeon-Soon Ahn   +3 more
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Polyhexamethylene Guanidine Phosphate Induces Restrictive Ventilation Defect and Alters Lung Resistance and Compliance in Mice [PDF]

Toxics
Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p), a major ingredient of humidifier disinfectants, is known to induce inflammation, interstitial pneumonitis, and fibrosis in the lungs.
Yoon Hee Park, Sang-Hoon Jeong, Hong Lee, Yoon-Jeong Nam, Hyejin Lee, Yu-Seon Lee, Jin-Young Choi, Su-A Park, Mi-Jin Choi, Hayan Park, Jaeyoung Kim, Eun-Yeob Kim, Yong-Wook Baek, Jungyun Lim, Sua Kim, Je-Hyeong Kim, Ju-Han Lee   +16 more
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Exposure to Humidifier Disinfectants Increases the Risk for Asthma in Children. [PDF]

Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 2018
Yoon J, Lee SY, Lee SH, Kim EM, Jung S, Cho HJ, Lee E, Yang SI, Hong SJ.   +8 more
europepmc   +4 more sources

Roots of the Large-Scale Household Humidifier Disinfectant Poisoning Tragedy: Regulatory and Surveillance Shortcomings in Korea. [PDF]

J Korean Med Sci
Park DU, Zoh KE, Cho DH, Park S, Hwang J, Choi CH, Koh DH, Choi Y, Park J.   +8 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Review on Safety and Health Information on Humidifier Disinfectant [PDF]

Korean Journal of Environmental Health Sciences, 2017
Dong‐Uk Park, Seung‐Hee Lee, Heung-Kyu Lim, Seo-Youn Bae, Seung‐Hun Ryu, Jong-Ju Ahn   +5 more
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Comparison of repeated toxicity of polyhexamethyleneguanidine phosphate, a causative agent of humidifier disinfectant tragedy, in young and adult mice. [PDF]

Sci Rep
Song J, Cho J, Shin NO, Yang MJ, Jung JH, Hwang JH.   +5 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Humidifier Disinfectant Consumption and Humidifier Disinfectant-Associated Lung Injury in South Korea: A Nationwide Population-Based Study [PDF]

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2021
Humidifier disinfectant (HD) is a household biocidal product used in humidifier water tanks to prevent the growth of microorganisms. In 2011, a series of lung injury cases of unknown causes emerged in children and pregnant women who had used HD in Korea.
Jeonggyo Yoon, Minsun Kang, Jaehun Jung, Min Jae Ju, Sung Hwan Jeong, Wonho Yang, Yoon-Hyeong Choi   +6 more
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HUMIDIFIER DISINFECTANT-RELATED RESPIRATORY HEALTH EFFECTS: RESULTS FROM HEALTH SURVEILLANCE [PDF]

CHEST, 2023
Won-Jun Choi, Eunseun Han
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Lung injury associated with inhalation of effective microorganism blends [PDF]

Acute and Critical Care, 2020
Since 2009, effective microorganisms (EMs) have been supplied by the local government to the citizens of Seongnam, Korea, for various environment-protective uses including manufacturing detergents, cosmetics and humidifier disinfectants.
Jee-min Kim, Yoon Jin Kwak, Ho Il Yoon
doaj   +1 more source

Humidifier disinfectant-associated specific diseases should be called together as “humidifier disinfectant syndrome” [PDF]

Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2017
Humidifier disinfectant (HD) damage was terrible chemical damage caused by household goods that happened in only South Korea, but still very little is known in HD damage. Up to now, previous research tried to focus on interstitial fibrosis on terminal bronchioles and alveoli because it is a specific finding, compared with other diseases.
Leem, Jong Han, Lee, Jong-Hyeon
openaire   +2 more sources