Sensitization to Alternaria and Cladosporium in patients with respiratory allergy and outdoor counts of mold spores in Ankara atmosphere, Turkey.

BAVBEK, SEVİM; Erkekol, Ferda; Ceter, Talip; Mungan, VESİLE; Ozer, Faruk; Pinar, NUR; Misirligil, Zeynep

doi:10.1080/02770900600710706

Sensitization to Alternaria and Cladosporium in patients with respiratory allergy and outdoor counts of mold spores in Ankara atmosphere, Turkey.

BAVBEK S., Erkekol F. O., Ceter T., Mungan D., Ozer F., Pinar M., ...Daha Fazla

The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma, cilt.43, sa.6, ss.421-6, 2006 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 43 Sayı: 6
Basım Tarihi: 2006
Doi Numarası: 10.1080/02770900600710706
Dergi Adı: The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.421-6
Anahtar Kelimeler: Alternaria, Cladosporium, mold spores, respiratory allergy, ASTHMA, PREVALENCE, REACTIVITY, IGE, POPULATION, EXPOSURE, FUNGI, RAST
Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Sensitization to Alternaria and Cladosporium has been reported to be 3% to 30% in European countries. However, in Turkey, there is limited data about the prevalence of sensitization to these molds and the intensity of the two mold spores in Ankara atmosphere. This study was designed to evaluate the sensitization to Alternaria and Cladosporium in patients with respiratory allergy in Ankara and also the concentration of the two molds in Ankara atmosphere.