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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
10
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-21
pubmed:abstractText
House dust mite (Dermatophagoides farinae) antigen was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in house dust samples obtained from the bed rooms of asthmatic children and normal controls. In 37 rooms where regular vacuum cleaning was performed, the mean of D.f. antigen was 4.42 +/- 7.55 micrograms/m2. In the 24 bed rooms of asthmatic children, mean levels of D.f. antigen decreased significantly (p less than 0.05) after intensive cleaning (systematic cleaning) was continued for 4 weeks (0.78 +/- 0.93 micrograms/m2) compared to prior to initiation of systematic cleaning (4.12 +/- 6.31 micrograms/m2). Symptom scores decreased in 65% of the asthmatic children. In 8 bed rooms of normal controls, mean levels of D.f. antigen also showed a decrease after systematic cleaning (0.43 +/- 0.62 micrograms/m2) compared to before (5.59 +/- 12.46 micrograms/m2). However there was no significant difference in D.f. antigen between the bed rooms of asthmatic children and normal controls. Intensive cleaning markedly decreased the allergen in both groups, clearly suggesting effectiveness in the reduction of asthmatic attacks in patients and perhaps also in preventing sensitization of healthy children.
pubmed:language
jpn
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0546-1766
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
801-7
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-7-27
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
[Effect of intensive vacuum cleaning in reducing house dust mite antigen in bed rooms of asthmatic children].
pubmed:affiliation
Minami Health Center, City of Nagoya.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract