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House Dust Mite Allergens in Domestic Homes in Cheonan, Korea

  • Nam, Hae-Seon (Department of Clinical Parasitology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Siebers, Robert (Wellington Asthma Research Group, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago) ;
  • Lee, Sun-Hwa (Department of Clinical Parasitology, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Park, Joon-Soo (Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Kim, Yong-Bae (Department of Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Choi, Young-Jin (Department of Laboratory Medicine, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Lee, Sang-Han (Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Soonchunhyang University) ;
  • Crane, Julian (Wellington Asthma Research Group, School of Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Otago)
  • Published : 2008.09.30
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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 mono-clonal ELISA. Der p 1 levels were very low, with geometric mean levels for floors and mattresses being $0.11\;{\mu}g/g$ (range: 0.01-4.05) and $0.14\;{\mu}g/g$ (range: 0.01-30.0), respectively. Corresponding levels of Der f 1 were higher, $7.46\;{\mu}g/g$ (range: 0.01-262.9) and $10.2\;{\mu}g/g$ (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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