Identification of the most common aeroallergens to which patients are sensitized in a specific area is important in the diagnosis and treatment of allergic rhinitis. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to investigate the pattern of skin prick test reactivity to various aeroallergens among allergic rhinitis patients attending outpatient clinics in Amman, Jordan. Skin prick test with 18 sta...

The objective of our study was to investigate the association between daily pediatric asthma hospital visits and daily concentrations of aeroallergens and their specific species. Records of daily asthma visits in Cincinnati area were retrieved from Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and aeroallergen sampling was performed by the Button Inhalable Sampler. The Poisson generalized linea...

Introduction: This study examined the relationship between specific psychosocial variables and the use of insect repellents on skin or clothing as a preventive behavior for Chikungunya fever among US travelers to Caribbean destinations. Methods: A cross-sectional retrospective online survey method was adopted. US residents who travelled to one of 34 Carib...

there is growing evidence that lectin-carbohydrate interactions can mediate the infection of parasites to their insect vector. many insect species are host or vectors of protozoan or metazoan parasites that cause socially and economically important disease such as malaria and leishmaniasis. however, relatively little work has been undertaken concerning the interaction of insect immunity against...

abstract comparing with the numerous studies carried out in other countries, information on apoidea superfamily in iran is scare. during a faunistic survey of pollinator bees associated with alfalfa fields in mashhad and chenaran regions in 2010, numerous specimens of apoidea superfamily were collected and identified. among the identified species, anthidium diadema (latreille, 1809) is record f...

background: the aim of this study was to identify the most common aeroallergens in patients with asthma and rhinitis. methods: the study enrolled 102 participants including 64 patients with respiratory allergies (among them 15 were clinically diagnosed as asthma patients, 41 with rhinitis, 8 were both) and 38 healthy controls. all of participants were subject of skin prick tests (spt) with seri...

Skin prick testing is widely used to predict the presence of allergen-specific IgE. In eosinophilic esophagitis patients, who frequently exhibit polysensitization and broad reactivity upon skin prick testing, this is commonly used to aid avoidance recommendations in the clinical management of their disease. We present here the predictive value of skin prick testing for the presence of allergen-...

conclusions our findings did not support the effect of cigarette smoking on spt reactivity to pollen and weeds aeroallergens. however, male were significantly more sensitive than female in terms of sensitivity to some allergens. results the results of this study indicated that 41.4% of patients with allergic rhinitis was smoker with ages ranged from 15 to 70 years. the result of this study also...

DESIGN OF STUDY Two groups of patients undergoing long-term dialysis were studied in order to evaluate the importance of ethylene oxide (EtO) in causing allergic reactions during dialysis. The first group of 50 subjects had never shown any hypersensitivity reactions related to dialysis, whereas the second group of 20 subjects had previously complained of reactions. All the patients underwent a ...

background: allergic rhinitis (ar), the most prevalent allergic disease, has a rising trend in the world and has significantly impaired the quality of life of the patients. aeroallergens are the major cause of allergic rhinitis and among them pollens are the main allergens responsible for allergic rhinitis in iran