Fomes pectinatis: an aeroallergen in India.

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dc.contributor.authorGupta, S Ken_US
dc.contributor.authorPereira, B Men_US
dc.contributor.authorSingh, A Ben_US
dc.date.accessioned2009-05-27T17:24:00Z
dc.date.available2009-05-27T17:24:00Z
dc.date.issued1999-03-14en_US
dc.descriptionPublished by the Allergy and Immunology Society of Thailand.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis work is focused on the aerobiology and allergenicity of Fomes pectinatis in India. The atmospheric concentration of Fomes basidiospores was recorded and the antigens were prepared from spore (FSE) and whole body (FWBE) materials. The intradermal (ID) and prick (PT) skin tests were conducted on 172 patients having respiratory allergy. The period from July to October has been recorded as having a higher concentration of Fomes spores. The maximum counts (67 spores/m3) were observed from the North Delhi site in the month of July, 1989, compared with 550 spores/m3 in the South Delhi site. Marked skin positivity (2+ and above) varied from 9.8% to FSE to 22% to FWBE. Nine out of twelve ID positive patients (2+ to 3+) to FSE also gave PT positive response. For FWBE, similar ID and PT response was obtained in 80% of cases. The soluble protein content of FSE was 0.37 mg/ml, whereas, for FWBE it was 0.70 mg/ml. It was observed through ELISA that almost all patients had significantly raised FP specific IgE levels in their sera. The current study, therefore, indicates that Fomes pectinatis may be a prevalent aeroallergen in India.en_US
dc.description.affiliationCentre for Biochemical Technology, Delhi, India.en_US
dc.identifier.citationGupta SK, Pereira BM, Singh AB. Fomes pectinatis: an aeroallergen in India. Asian Pacific Journal of Allergy and Immunology. 1999 Mar; 17(1): 1-7en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/37107
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.subject.meshAir Pollutants --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshAllergens --adverse effectsen_US
dc.subject.meshAntibodies, Fungal --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshBasidiomycota --growth & developmenten_US
dc.subject.meshColony Count, Microbialen_US
dc.subject.meshEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assayen_US
dc.subject.meshHumansen_US
dc.subject.meshImmunoglobulin E --blooden_US
dc.subject.meshIndia --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshRespiratory Hypersensitivity --epidemiologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSeasonsen_US
dc.subject.meshSkin --pathologyen_US
dc.subject.meshSkin Testsen_US
dc.subject.meshSpores, Fungal --cytologyen_US
dc.titleFomes pectinatis: an aeroallergen in India.en_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.typeResearch Support, Non-U.S. Gov'ten_US
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