Environmental Lead Exposure and Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Diagnoses in Young Children: A Test-Negative Case-Control Study

Environmental Lead Exposure and Influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Diagnoses in Young Children: A Test-Negative Case-Control Study

Experimental and epidemiological evidence suggests that environmental toxicants may influence susceptibility to influenza and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). The objective of the present study was to estimate the association between blood lead concentrations and the odds of child influenza or RSV...

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Main Authors: Marina Oktapodas Feiler, Mary T. Caserta, Edwin van Wijngaarden, Kelly Thevenet-Morrison, Dwight J. Hardy, Yan Victoria Zhang, Ann M. Dozier, B. Paige Lawrence, Todd A. Jusko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-10-01
Series:International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Subjects:
flu
RSV
Pb
blood lead
pediatric
respiratory infection
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/20/7625

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