Common inhalant allergen in the primary and middle school students in Beijing

VernacularTitle:北京地区中小学生常见吸入性变应原的调查分析
Author: Ke QI ; Chunting CAO ; Yuan WANG ; Yuanyuan LIU ; Ying TIAN
Publication Type:Journal Article
Keywords: Rhinitis,Allergic,Perennial; Rhinitis,Allergic,Seasonal; Allergens; Epidemiology
From: Chinese Archives of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery 2016;23(2):102-105
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: [ABSTRACT]OBJECTIVETo investigate the species distribution of the common inhaled allergens among the primary and middle school students in Beijing.METHODSA total of 1280 students who were randomly selected underwent 20 kinds of common allergen skin prick test. Skin prick test were positive in 495 students.RESULTS49.3% of the Beijing primary and secondary school students were positive for more than four kinds of allergens. The dust mites and fall pollen allergens were positive at the same time in 37.4% of the allergen positive students. The commonest three allergens were D. farina, D. pteronginus and Large seed fleabane pollen in urban area, and were dermatophagoides farinae, willow tree pollen and Large seed fleabane pollen in suburban area. The positive rate of skin prick test decreased with age.CONCLUSIONThe dust mites and fall pollen are the most important allergens in primary and middle school students in Beijing.