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- Title
House Dust Mite Allergens in Domestic Homes in Cheonan, Korea.
- Authors
Hae-Seon Nam; Siebers, Robert; Sun-Hwa Lee; Joon-Soo Park; Yong-Bae Kim; Young-Jin Choi; Sang-Han Lee; Crane, Julian
- Abstract
House dust mites produce inhalant allergens of importance to allergic patients. We measured the major group 1 allergens, Der p 1 and Der f 1, from the house dust mites Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Dermatophagoides farina, respectively in 100 randomly selected domestic homes from Cheonan, Korea. Dust samples were collected by vacuuming from the living room floor and 1 mattress in each home. Der p 1 and Der f 1 were measured by double monoclonal ELISA. Der p 1 levels were very low, with geometric mean levels for floors and mattresses being 0.11 µg/g (range: 0.01-4.05) and 0.14 µg/g (range: 0.01-30.0), respectively. Corresponding levels of Der f 1 were higher, 7.46 µg/g (range: 0.01-262.9) and 10.2 µg/g (range: 0.01-230.9) for floors and mattresses, respectively. D. farinae appears to be the dominant house dust mite in Cheonan.
- Subjects
KOREA; HOUSE dust mites; ALLERGENS; DERMATOPHAGOIDES pteronyssinus; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; FLOORS; MATTRESSES
- Publication
Korean Journal of Parasitology, 2008, Vol 46, Issue 3, p187
- ISSN
0023-4001
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3347/kjp.2008.46.3.187