Acaros em amostras de poeira de vestimentas de individuos atopicos e não-atopicos / Mites in dust samples on clothes of atopic and non-atopic individuais

AUTOR(ES)

João Rui Oppermann Muniz

DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO

2007

RESUMO

Mites have been considered the most important source of allergen for humans, being found mainly on mattress, pillows, sofas, and rugs dust samples. The objective of this study was to evaluate if human clothes can also be considered another source of mites. 56 dust samples on clothes of volunteers from Campinas were vacuumed and analyzed using an optic microscopy. According to results data mites were presented on 38 (67.9%) of total analyzed dust samples. House dust mites (HDM) represented 92.6% of total mite count. There was a higher significant prevalence of HDM (p<0.0001) on samples when compared to other mite families. The most important species found were Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus and Euroglyphus maynei. In conclusion, clothes should also be considered an important indoor source of mites

ASSUNTO(S)

amostragem alergia mites allergy sampling reservatorios especies dust acaro poeira - remoção mites reservoirs acaro - ecologia species

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