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Use of Humidifiers with Children Suffering from Atopic Dermatitis
Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2012 DEAR EDITOR Following the recent press release regarding the toxicity of the biocides mixed in the water of humidifiers as a cause of fatal pulmonary syndrome among pregnant women and young children in Korea [1], the use of humidifiers has became a ...
Eun-Hye Kim, K. Ahn, H. Cheong
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Environmental Health, 2010 Background Laboratory research studies indicate that aerosolized influenza viruses survive for longer periods at low relative humidity (RH) conditions. Further analysis has shown that absolute humidity (AH) may be an improved predictor of virus survival ...
Myatt Theodore A +5 more
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Humidifier disinfectants, unfinished stories [PDF]
Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2016 Once released into the air, humidifier disinfectants became tiny nano-size particles, and resulted in chemical bronchoalveolitis. Families had lost their most beloved members, and even some of them became broken. Based on an estimate of two million potential victims who had experienced adverse effects from the use of humidifier disinfectants, we can ...
Yeyong Choi, Domyung Paek
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Air Humidity in the Houses of Asthmatic Children in Mashhad, Northeast Iran [PDF]
Journal of Pediatrics ReviewBackground: Considering the high prevalence of asthma in children and the role of indoor air humidity in the onset and exacerbation of asthma due to increased house dust mites and indoor molds, the optimal humidity range for houses with asthmatic ...
Nasrin Moazzen +5 more
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Journal of the Brazilian Chemical Society, 2002 The effects of the operational conditions on the membrane and electrode properties on a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) were investigated as a function of the cell and the gas humidifiers temperatures, the thickness of the membrane, the impregnation
Passos Raimundo R., Ticianelli Edson A.
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Journal of Air Pollution and HealthIntroduction: Indoor air pollution poses significant health risks, given the substantial time individuals spend indoors. Cool-mist humidifiers have been proposed as a potential intervention for enhancing indoor air quality by influencing pollutant ...
Maryam Malekbala +5 more
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MICROBIAL COLONIZATION PROFILE OF RESPIRATORY DEVICES
National Journal of Medical Research, 2016 Background: The respiratory care equipment’s which include nebulizers, humidifiers, and ventilators may have been identified as the potential vehicle which may cause major nosocomial infections if they are colonized by different bacteria. This study was
Krutika Nitin, Umesh Santlal Hassani
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Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2015 Chryseobacterium indologenes is nonmotile, oxidase, and indole positive Gram-negative aerobic bacilli which is widely found in plants, soil, foodstuffs, and water.
Salih Atakan Nemli +2 more
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BMC Infectious Diseases, 2013 Background Low absolute humidity (AH) has been associated with increased influenza virus survival and transmissibility and the onset of seasonal influenza outbreaks.
Koep Tyler H +8 more
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