Short-Term Elevation of Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Acute Lower Respiratory Infection

• Published in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine Vol. 198; no. 6; pp. 759 - 766
• Main Authors: Horne, Benjamin D., Joy, Elizabeth A., Hofmann, Michelle G., Gesteland, Per H., Cannon, John B., Lefler, Jacob S., Blagev, Denitza P., Korgenski, E. Kent, Torosyan, Natalie, Hansen, Grant I., Kartchner, David, Pope, C. Arden
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Thoracic Society 15.09.2018
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Air pollution; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Inhalation Exposure - adverse effects; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Outdoor air quality; Particulate Matter - adverse effects; Quinones; Respiratory syncytial virus; Respiratory Tract Infections - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology; Viral infections; Weather; Young Adult; United States > US; Utah; bronchitis; influenza virus; respiratory syncytial virus; bronchiolitis; PM2.5
• ISSN: 1073-449X; 1535-4970; 1535-4970
• DOI: 10.1164/rccm.201709-1883OC

Nearly 60% of U.S. children live in counties with particulate matter less than or equal to 2.5 μm in aerodynamic diameter (PM ) concentrations above air quality standards. Understanding the relationship between ambient air pollution exposure and health outcomes informs actions to reduce exposure and...