Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A and phthalates and childhood respiratory tract infections and allergy

M. Gascon, M. Casas, E. Morales, D. Valvi, A.M. Ballesteros-Gomez, N. Luque, S. Rubio, N. Monfort, R. Ventura, D. Martinez, J. Sunyer, M. Vrijheid

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Abstract

Background There is growing concern that prenatal exposure to bisphenol A (BPA) and phthalates, which are widely used in consumer products, might affect susceptibility to infections and the development of allergy and asthma in children, but there are currently very few prospective studies. Objective We sought to evaluate whether prenatal exposure to BPA and phthalates increases the risk of respiratory and allergic outcomes in children at various ages from birth to 7 years. Methods We measured BPA and metabolites of high-molecular-weight phthalates, 4 di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) metabolites (Σ
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)370-378
JournalJournal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Volume135
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2015

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