House Dust Endotoxin and Peripheral Leukocyte Counts: Results from Two Large Epidemiologic Studies

Conclusions:
This is, to our knowledge, the first report of an association between house dust endotoxin and leukocyte count in a national survey. The finding was replicated in a farming population. Peripheral leukocyte count may be influenced by residential endotoxin exposure in diverse settings. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP661

Received: 15 June 2016
Revised: 13 September 2016
Accepted: 27 September 2016
Published: 31 May 2017

Address correspondence to: M.B. Fessler, MD, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, 111 T.W. Alexander Dr., P.O. Box 12233, Maildrop D2-01, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709. Telephone: [phone]. E-mail: [e-mail]
Supplemental Material is available online (https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP661).
The authors declare they have no actual or potential competing financial interests.
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