The role of intervention in established allergy: Avoidance of indoor allergens in the treatment of chronic allergic disease
Journal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyPublished 1 November 2000Open access
Thomas A.E. Platts‐Mills, John Vaughan, Melody C. Carter, Judith A. Woodfolk
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Complex issues regarding the efficacy of physical and chemical measures that target house dust mite, pet, and cockroach allergens in the home are discussed.
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Avoidance of exposure to indoor allergens is an important element in the treatment of allergic disease. The results of several studies provide strong evidence in support of a role for allergen avoidance; however, strategies that optimize allergen reduction in houses have not been determined. Complex issues regarding the efficacy of physical and chemical measures that target house dust mite, pet, and cockroach allergens in the home are discussed. The greatest challenge is to educate allergic patients so that they can play an important role in controlling their own disease.
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32 Citations1999S.G.M. Cloosterman, Onno C. P. van Schayck +8 more
Moves to control house dust mite might be effective in patients in the early stages of asthma and might therefore be recommended as an early intervention, and the fact that avoidance measures are more effective in children than in adults supports this idea.
Journal of Medical EntomologyFluctuating Hydrating and Dehydrating Relative Humidities Effects on the Life Cycle of<i>Dermatophagoides farinae</i>(Acari: Pyroglyphidae)
29 Citations1999Larry G. Arlian, Jacqueline S. Neal +1 more
It is revealed that D. farinae can complete development when given only short periods of moist air daily but the rate of development is much slower than development at a constant 75% RH, which means reducing ambient relative humidity does reduce the rates of development of mite populations and the accumulation of dust mite allergen.
AllergyEffects of allergen exposure‐avoidance on inflammation in asthmatic children
27 Citations1993Attilio Boner, Diego Peroni +3 more
Evidence from findings suggest that airways-inflammation may play a role also in asthmatic children, and can be further supported by studies which have shown that allergen avoidance can improve BHR and asthma symptoms both in adults and children with asthma.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyHot tumble drying and mite survival in duvets☆☆☆★★★
20 Citations1999Karen Mason, Greta Riley +3 more
Journal of Allergy and Clinical ImmunologyThe effectiveness of Allerpet/c in reducing the cat allergen Fel d 1
20 Citations1997Matthew S. Perzanowski, Lisa M. Wheatley +3 more
A 41-year-old woman with a history, of difficulty swallowing large tablets had difficulty swallowing her first dose of Claritin-D 24 Hour tablets, and a complete esophageal obstruction caused by the tablet was diagnosed.
Clinical & Experimental AllergyPillow talk: have we made the wrong beds for our patients to lie in?
18 Citations1999Fitzharris, Robert Siebers +1 more
It seems, therefore, that, in mite-sensitive individuals, many IgE-mediated symptoms associated with exposure to feathers may result from mite exposure, and existing sensitivity to house dust mites could potentially sensitize an individual for symptoms related to feather mite Exposure.
Clinical & Experimental AllergyFeather or synthetic? That is the question
18 Citations1999Adnan Čustović, Ashley Woodcock
The indoor environment of modern homes contains many antigens that can cause allergic disease in susceptible individuals, and the number of house dust mite allergens that are clinically significant has not yet been determined.
The Journal of ImmunologyStudies in Hypersensitiveness
17 Citations1925Charles A. Spivacke, Ella F. Grove
PubMedDissemination of dust by central and portable vacuum cleaners.
17 Citations1985Sly Rm, Josephs Sh +1 more
Determination of the number of particles greater than 0.5, 1, 2, 5, and 10 microM in the air before, during, and after cleaning of carpeting disclosed larger numbers of airborne particles during cleaning with portable vacuum cleaners than with central vacuum cleaners.
PubMed[Clinical study of the effectiveness of filters in vacuum cleaners for reducing the concentration of dust mites in the household].
6 Citations1995Friedrich Horak
The aim of the study was to discover if extreme concentrations of faecal particles in the expelled air could be prevented by the use of appropriate filters, and which filter achieved a significant reduction on the emission of allergens.
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology164 Allergen transfer chamber: A new method for testing allergen barriers
1 Citations1996James H. Ransom, John F. Halsey
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