BACKGROUND Little information or data are available concerning the stability and compatibility of dog epithelia and dog dander allergens. OBJECTIVE To determine the immunochemical reactivities of commercial, nonstandardized dog epithelia and dog dander extracts after exposures to various temperatures or after mixing with high-protease fungal and cockroach extracts at concentrations recommende...

BACKGROUND The contribution of indoor fungal exposure to childhood asthma is not completely clear. OBJECTIVE To investigate airborne fungal flora within the homes of asthmatic and control children, and to assess the influence of housing characteristics regarding indoor fungi. METHODS Forty-seven atopic asthmatic and 23 nonatopic control children were studied. Allergen sensitivity was determ...

OBJECTIVE To identify the allergen(s) responsible for mid April-mid May nasobronchial allergy seen in North India. DESIGN Case control study. SETTING Children living in and around Chandigarh (urban, rural). SUBJECTS 39 children suffering from wheat harvest period (mid April-mid May) respiratory allergy along with randomly selected controls. METHODS Aerobiological surveys were done from ...

Allergen immunotherapy is performed with allergenic products derived from a wide variety of sources in differing formulations, dilutions, and expressed potencies. The use of standardized allergen products is leading to more uniform potency designations with these products, but only a few products have been standardized. Increased information regarding allergen crossreactivity and the stability ...

BACKGROUND Fungal sensitization in patients with asthma has been associated with severe asthma and worse asthma outcomes. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between fungal and nonfungal sensitization, asthma severity, and clinical outcomes. METHODS A retrospective review of patients with asthma evaluated in an urban pulmonary subspecialty clinic in the Uni...

Between 2018 and 2021, several mastic trees (Pistacia lentiscus var. Chia) sampled in the field nursery of Chios Mastiha Growers Association (CMGA) were analyzed to determine cause dominant diseases. Symptoms included defoliation, leaf, twig blight, wilting and/or apoplexy young hardwood cuttings. Moreover, brown discoloration had also been observed on older woody parts such as branches tree tr...