Abstract
CS Murray, P Foden, H Sumner, E Shepley, A Custovic, A Simpson. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2017;196(2):150–158 Mite-proof mattress and pillow encasings are commonly recommended for children with asthma who are allergic to dust mites. Do they work? This study included 284 children aged 3 to 17 years with physician-diagnosed asthma who presented to the emergency department (ED) with an asthma exacerbation and who has a positive skin test to house dust mite. Subjects were randomly assigned to receive active (ie, mite-proof) encasings or placebo encasings on the pillow, mattress, and duvet of all beds in the child’s bedroom. No additional dust mite …
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