Journal
ALLERGY
Volume 68, Issue 1, Pages 84-91Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/all.12058
Keywords
allergy; antibacterial; asthma; rhinitis; triclosan
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- Norwegian Institute of Public Health
- Research Council of Norway
- Oslo University Hospital
- National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Sixth EU Framework program [FOOD-CT-2004- 506378]
- MeDALL
- European Commission [261357]
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Background Exposure to the synthetic antimicrobial chemical, triclosan, used in personal care products, has been hypothesized to lead to allergic disease. We investigated whether triclosan exposure was associated with allergic sensitization and symptoms in 10-year-old Norwegian children. Methods Urinary concentrations of triclosan were measured in one first morning void from 623 children, collected during 20012004. Logistic regression models, controlling for urine specific gravity, parental allergic disease, maternal education, and household income, were fitted for allergic sensitization (either skin prick test positivity or serum-specific IgE = 0.35 kU/l to at least one of 15 evaluated inhalant and food allergens), current rhinitis, and current asthma (questionnaire and exercise challenge test). Results The adjusted odds ratio (aOR) for allergic sensitization among those in the fourth quartile of triclosan concentration was 2.0 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.1, 3.4] compared with the reference group (
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