House Dust Mite Allergens in Domestic Homes in Cheonan, Korea
2008; Korean Society for Parasitology; Volume: 46; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.3347/kjp.2008.46.3.187
ISSN1738-0006
AutoresHae-Seon Nam, Robert Siebers, Sun Hwa Lee, Joonsoo Park, Yong Bae Kim, Young‐Jin Choi, Sang-Han Lee, Julian Crane,
Tópico(s)Dermatology and Skin Diseases
ResumoHouse 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. Key words: Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Dermatophagoides farina, house dust mite, allergen, asthma, Korea
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