The Association between Respiratory Infection and Air Pollution in the Setting of Air Quality Policy and Economic Change.

ABSTRACT:

Rationale

Fine particulate matter air pollution of 2.5 μm or less in diameter (PM_2.5) has been associated with an increased risk of respiratory disease, but assessments of specific respiratory infections in adults are lacking.

Objectives

To estimate the rate of respiratory infection healthcare encounters in adults associated with acute increases in PM_2.5 concentrations.

Methods

Using case-crossover methods, we studied 498,118 adult New York State residents with a primary diagnosis of influenza, bacterial pneumonia, or culture-negative pneumonia upon hospitalization or emergency department (ED) visit (2005-2016). We estimated the relative rate of healthcare encounters associated with increases in PM_2.5 in the previous 1-7 days and explo

SUBMITTER: Croft DP 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6394122 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature