Association of bacterial load in drinking water and allergic diseases in childhood.
atopy
bacterial load
children
drinking water
microbiota
well water
Journal
Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology
ISSN: 1365-2222
Titre abrégé: Clin Exp Allergy
Pays: England
ID NLM: 8906443
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
06 2020
06 2020
Historique:
received:
25
11
2019
revised:
11
03
2020
accepted:
22
03
2020
pubmed:
10
4
2020
medline:
12
8
2021
entrez:
10
4
2020
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Treatment of drinking water may decrease microbial exposure. To investigate whether bacterial load in drinking water is associated with altered risk of allergic diseases. We recruited 1,110 schoolchildren aged 6-16 years between 2011 and 2013 in Požega-Slavonia County in Croatia, where we capitalized on a natural experiment whereby individuals receive drinking water through public mains supply or individual wells. We obtained data on microbial content of drinking water for all participants; 585 children were randomly selected for more detailed assessments, including skin prick testing. Since water supply was highly correlated with rural residence, we compared clinical outcomes across four groups (Rural/Individual, Rural/Public, Urban/Individual and Urban/Public). For each child, we derived quantitative index of microbial exposure (bacterial load in the drinking water measured during the child's first year of life). Cumulative bacterial load in drinking water was higher (median [IQR]: 6390 [4190-9550] vs 0 [0-0]; P < .0001), and lifetime prevalence of allergic diseases was significantly lower among children with individual supply (5.5% vs 2.3%, P = .01; 14.4% vs 6.7%, P < .001; 25.2% vs 15.1%, P < .001; asthma, atopic dermatitis [AD] and rhinitis, respectively). Compared with the reference group (Urban/Public), there was a significant reduction in the risk of ever asthma, AD and rhinitis amongst rural children with individual supply: OR [95% CI]: 0.14 [0.03,0.67], P = .013; 0.20 [0.09,0.43], P < .001; 0.17 [0.10,0.32], P < .001. Protection was also observed in the Rural/Public group, but the effect was consistently highest among Rural/Individual children. In the quantitative analysis, the risk of allergic diseases decreased significantly with increasing bacterial load in drinking water in the first year of life (0.79 [0.70,0.88], P < .001; 0.90 [0.83,0.99], P = .025; 0.80 [0.74,0.86], P < .001; current wheeze, AD and rhinitis). High commensal bacterial content in drinking water may protect against allergic diseases.
Sections du résumé
BACKGROUND
Treatment of drinking water may decrease microbial exposure.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate whether bacterial load in drinking water is associated with altered risk of allergic diseases.
METHODS
We recruited 1,110 schoolchildren aged 6-16 years between 2011 and 2013 in Požega-Slavonia County in Croatia, where we capitalized on a natural experiment whereby individuals receive drinking water through public mains supply or individual wells. We obtained data on microbial content of drinking water for all participants; 585 children were randomly selected for more detailed assessments, including skin prick testing. Since water supply was highly correlated with rural residence, we compared clinical outcomes across four groups (Rural/Individual, Rural/Public, Urban/Individual and Urban/Public). For each child, we derived quantitative index of microbial exposure (bacterial load in the drinking water measured during the child's first year of life).
RESULTS
Cumulative bacterial load in drinking water was higher (median [IQR]: 6390 [4190-9550] vs 0 [0-0]; P < .0001), and lifetime prevalence of allergic diseases was significantly lower among children with individual supply (5.5% vs 2.3%, P = .01; 14.4% vs 6.7%, P < .001; 25.2% vs 15.1%, P < .001; asthma, atopic dermatitis [AD] and rhinitis, respectively). Compared with the reference group (Urban/Public), there was a significant reduction in the risk of ever asthma, AD and rhinitis amongst rural children with individual supply: OR [95% CI]: 0.14 [0.03,0.67], P = .013; 0.20 [0.09,0.43], P < .001; 0.17 [0.10,0.32], P < .001. Protection was also observed in the Rural/Public group, but the effect was consistently highest among Rural/Individual children. In the quantitative analysis, the risk of allergic diseases decreased significantly with increasing bacterial load in drinking water in the first year of life (0.79 [0.70,0.88], P < .001; 0.90 [0.83,0.99], P = .025; 0.80 [0.74,0.86], P < .001; current wheeze, AD and rhinitis).
CONCLUSIONS AND CLINICAL RELEVANCE
High commensal bacterial content in drinking water may protect against allergic diseases.
Substances chimiques
Drinking Water
0
Types de publication
Clinical Trial, Phase I
Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
733-740Informations de copyright
© 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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