background nosocomial fungal infections could arise from independent exposure to airborne spores of filamentous fungi existing in the hospital environment. objectives the present study aimed to determine the mycoflora of indoor and outdoor environments of five major hospitals in khorramabad, iran. materials and methods sampling of air was done from indoor and outdoor environments of wards, surr...

Background Atopy varies in people of different ages owing to physical conditions and exposure allergens. We aimed cluster based on atopic severity using K-means analysis identify incidence, severity, as well the association among peripheral eosinophils, IgE sensitisation. Methods Consecutive patients (n = 7654) with allergic symptoms undergoing allergen-specific tests were included from 2013 20...

Methods 5836 children aged 7–12 years living in Guang Zhou, China participated in this study. A cross-sectional parent questionnaire survey was conducted. Families with 189 children confirmed as FA (according to self report and doctor’s diagnosis) and other 213 randomly selected health children completed a standardized questionnaire related to respiratory and food allergic symptoms, family hist...

OBJECTIVE We examined asthma risk factors among 274 Puerto Rican children born in New York to atopic mothers. METHODS We prospectively followed the cohort to measure aeroallergens in their homes and assess allergic sensitization. Baseline data are presented. RESULTS Maternal smoking was significantly higher among women born on the continental United States (25%) vs. those born elsewhere (11...

Nowadays, there is a wide range of different methods available for the monitoring pollen and allergens, but their relative efficiency sometimes unclear, as conventional does not thoroughly describe allergenicity. This study aims to evaluate airborne pollen, allergen, protein levels, associating them with meteorological chemical parameters. The sampling was performed in Bologna (Italy) during gr...

Cochineal is the name of both crimson or carmine dye and the cochineal insect (Dactylopius coccus), a scale insect from which the dye is derived. There are other species in the genus Dactylopius which can be used to produce cochineal extract, but they are extremely difficult to distinguish from D. coccus, even for expert taxonomists, and the latter scientific name (and the use of the term "coch...

BACKGROUND Skin prick test (SPT) and fluorescence enzyme immunoassay (FEIA) are widely used for the diagnosis of Immunoglobulin-E (IgE)-mediated allergic disease. Basophil activation test (BAT) could obviate disadvantages of SPT and FEIA. However, it is not known whether BAT gives similar results as SPT or FEIA for aeroallergens. OBJECTIVES In this study, we compared the results of SPT, BAT a...