Wipe test for the detection of indoor allergens

Polzius, R.; Wuske, Thomas; Mahn, J.A.

doi:10.1034/j.1398-9995.2002.1s3333.x

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“…Recently it has found its application for rapid detection of mite allergens in the homes, 1,20 and was shown to be very sensitive and well correlated with results of the reference EIA methods. Our studies would be the first to explore systematically the applicability of a similar methodology for the detection of occupational allergens at the worksite.…”

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Rapid detection of fungal α-amylase in the work environment with a lateral flow immunoassay

Bogdanović

Koets

Sander

et al. 2006

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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Rapid detection of fungal α-amylase in the work environment with a lateral flow immunoassay

Bogdanović

Koets

Sander

et al. 2006

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

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“…The test utilizes allergen‐specific antibodies to cat allergen Fel d 1 and allows a semi‐quantitative assessment of the allergen exposure by comparing the intensity of the test stripe with a control stripe. The resulting four categories (0–3) represent a mean (first to third quartile) allergen exposure of 263 (90–685), 844 (192–3699), 5.670 (3564–29,376) and 56.800 (20,114–158,534) ng Fel d 1 per gram dust respectively (8).…”

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Associations between cat keeping, allergen exposure, allergic sensitization and atopic diseases: Results from the Children of Lübeck Allergy and Environment Study (KLAUS)

Schäfer

Stieger

Polzius

et al. 2009

Pediatric Allergy Immunology

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The role of cat keeping on the promotion of allergies is discussed controversially. We investigated the associations between cat keeping, allergen exposure, allergic sensitization and atopic diseases in pre-school children. A total of 606 children (5- to 6-yr old) were studied in the course of the mandatory school entrance examination. Information on doctor diagnosed asthma and allergic rhinitis, pet keeping and confounders was obtained by questionnaire. The prevalence of atopic eczema was determined by dermatological examination, allergic sensitization was assessed by skin prick test, and the allergen exposure to cat allergen Fel d 1 was measured by a commercial wipe test. Cats were present in 16% of the households and results of the exposure categories (0-III) on cat allergen were 47.2%, 25.5%, 24.3% and 3.0% respectively. The prevalence of cat keeping increased significantly with exposure categories from 0.5% to 61.5% (p(trend)< 0.001). Children (6.3%) were sensitized to cat allergen and sensitization rates increased also significantly with exposure categories from 3.0% to 15.4% (p(trend) < 0.001). Children (9.3%) were diagnosed with atopic eczema and a positive history of asthma/rhinitis was given in 3.6% and 3.9% respectively. Sensitization to cat was associated with atopic eczema (23.3% vs. 7.4%; OR(adj.)= 3.8, CI: 1.4-10.8), asthma (12.5% vs. 3.7%; OR(adj.)= 4.9, CI: 1.1-21.2), allergic rhinitis (6.9% vs. 2.7%; OR(adj.)= 3.1, CI: 0.7-15.2) and any atopic disease (43.5% vs. 16.3%; OR(adj.)= 3.8, CI: 1.5-9.5). The data suggest a promoting effect of cat keeping for atopic diseases.

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“…Results were read after 10 min. Using allergen specific antibodies (Der p 2 and f 2), the exposure was classified into four categories (0–3), which reflected concentrations of 119, 812, 2710 and 8000 ng/g dust (geometric mean), respectively (8).…”

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Atopic eczema and indoor climate: results from the children from Lübeck allergy and environment study (KLAUS)

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Stieger²,

Polzius³

et al. 2008

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Wipe test for the detection of indoor allergens

Abstract: The wipe tests proved to be a reliable tool for indoor allergen exposure screening, suitable for use even by untrained persons. This may have an impact on compliance with allergen avoidance measures.

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

Rapid detection of fungal α-amylase in the work environment with a lateral flow immunoassay

Rapid detection of fungal α-amylase in the work environment with a lateral flow immunoassay

Associations between cat keeping, allergen exposure, allergic sensitization and atopic diseases: Results from the Children of Lübeck Allergy and Environment Study (KLAUS)

Atopic eczema and indoor climate: results from the children from Lübeck allergy and environment study (KLAUS)

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