A Multicenter Exploration of Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms in Malaysian Schools: Indoor Pollutants, Microbial Taxa, and Metabolites

Yi Zhang; Yang Bu; Yang Chen; P. C. Y. Chen; Bingqian Du; Jamal Hisham Hashim; Zailina Hashim; Gunilla Wieslander; Dan Norbäck; Yun Xia; Xi Fu

doi:10.3390/metabo15020111

A Multicenter Exploration of Sick Building Syndrome Symptoms in Malaysian Schools: Indoor Pollutants, Microbial Taxa, and Metabolites

Yi Zhang, Yang Bu, Yang Chen +8 more2025MetabolitesJournal Article

10.3390/metabo15020111 PubMed Free full text

GastrointestinalRespiratory/Sinus

Water-Damaged Buildings (WDB)

Abstract

This study emphasizes both the significance of fostering a balanced indoor microbiome/metabolite and the necessity to reduce exposure to deleterious substances, providing new insights for future targeted intervention strategies.

Part of Mold & water-damaged buildings research · Curated by Lauren Lowenstein, The Biotoxin Lady

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