Stachybotrys Chartarum And Risk To Infant Children

• Cleveland cluster of infant idiopathic pulmonary hemorrhage (IPH) 8 of 20 died

• Children returned to home often had recurrences

• Case control study by CDC: only common factors were presence of Stachybotrys and second hand smoke

• Several cases of SIDS exhumed: 12% showed IPH not before recognized

• American Academy of Pediatrics has issued Good Practice Guide to recognize the Stachybotrys risk.

• Should be a big concern for landlord