Exposure to risky concentrations of Dermatophagoides allergens in a high-altitude population (Quito, 2800 m above sea level in the Andean Mountains)

J Investig Allergol Clin Immunol. 2010;20(4):362-3.
No abstract available

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Altitude
  • Animals
  • Antigens, Dermatophagoides / immunology*
  • Antigens, Dermatophagoides / isolation & purification
  • Antigens, Dermatophagoides / metabolism
  • Arthropod Proteins
  • Asthma / diagnosis
  • Asthma / epidemiology*
  • Asthma / immunology
  • Beds / parasitology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases
  • Ecuador
  • Environmental Exposure / adverse effects
  • Family Characteristics
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunization
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Population Groups
  • Pyroglyphidae / immunology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Tick Control*

Substances

  • Antigens, Dermatophagoides
  • Arthropod Proteins
  • Cysteine Endopeptidases
  • Dermatophagoides farinae antigen f 1
  • Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus antigen p 1