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KMID : 0425120080460030187
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Parasites, Hosts and Diseases
2008 Volume.46 No. 3 p.187 ~ p.189
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House Dust Mite Allergens in Domestic Homes in Cheonan, Korea
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Nam Hae-Seon
Park Joon-Soo
Lee Sun-Hwa
Siebers Robert
Crane Julian
Kim Yong-Bae
Choi Young-Jin
Lee Sang-Han
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Abstract
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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.
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KEYWORD
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Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, Dermatophagoides farina, house dust mite, allergen, asthma, Korea
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