Occurrence of indoor allergens in Saudi Arabia

Journal Article · Sat Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1985 · Ann. Allergy; (United States)

OSTI ID:5257328

Sorensen, H; Gravesen, S; Lind, P; Schwartz, B; Ashoor, A A; Maglad, S

Investigations on indoor airborne allergens in Saudi Arabia were performed by mold cultures and dust analyses by counter-current immunoelectrophoresis. Twenty fungal genera were isolated, with Aspergillus as the most often encountered. Most of the dust-bound fungi found are ubiquitous and common. Antibodies against Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, cat- cow- and rat dander, and Cynodon dactylon pollen were used in the dust analyses. Animal antigens were found in five of the ten dust samples. House dust mites were extraordinarily rare. Pollen of Cynodon dactylon (Bermuda grass) was present in nearly all the samples, and in a concurrent clinical study this antigen was found to be the most common cause of perennial rhinitis.

• Research Organization: Univ.y Alkobar, Saudi Arabi
• OSTI ID: 5257328
• Journal Information: Ann. Allergy; (United States), Vol. 6
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
59 BASIC BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
DUSTS
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
ETIOLOGY
SAUDI ARABIA
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
ANTIBODIES
ANTIGENS
ASPERGILLUS
MITES
POLLEN
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMALS
ARACHNIDS
ARTHROPODS
ASIA
DISEASES
FUNGI
GAMETES
GERM CELLS
INVERTEBRATES
PLANTS
POLLUTION
500200* - Environment
Atmospheric- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport- (-1989)
550900 - Pathology