House dust mite fauna in western Anatolia, Turkey

Çiftçi, İhsan Hakkı; Çetınkaya, Zafer; Atambay, Metin; Kiyildi, Nilay; Aycan, Özlem M.; Daldal, Nilgün

doi:10.3347/kjp.2006.44.3.259

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“…However, small temperature changes (increase or decrease of 2-5°C in the range of normal ambient temperature of 20-25°C) have a negligible effect on dust mites. In our study it was noteworthy that the frequency of breathlessness of asthmatic patients became high in the pre-monsoon and post-monsoon periods, when the density of allergenic mites was higher, as also reported by earlier workers (Suto et al 1992;Mumcuoglu et al 1999;Ciftci et al 2006). The observed seasonal patterns in dust mite allergens were as might be expected of homes in such a region, where the temperature and RH do not favour multiplication of the mite.…”

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Seasonal prevalence of allergenic mites in house dust of Kolkata Metropolis, India

2008

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During the past few decades, house dust mites have attracted worldwide interest among medical entomologists and acarologists because of their importance in causing nasobronchial allergic disorders in human beings. House dust mites are present throughout the year; however, their relative densities differ in different seasons and habitats. Because the prevalence of house dust mite allergen is important epidemiologically and clinically, detailed knowledge on the seasonal abundance of important allergenic mites is of great importance for better understanding of the pathogenesis of the disease. In view of this, a systematic survey was carried out on the prevalence of total mites and four common allergenic mites in the city of Kolkata for two consecutive years. Both bed and bedroom floor dust were collected separately from homes inhabited by asthmatic patients situated in different corners of the city on monthly basis from January 2004 to December 2005. The population levels of total mites and four common allergenic mites, namely Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus, D. farinae, Austroglycyphagus geniculatus, and Blomia tropicalis separately, were highest during the pre-monsoon period (March-May), irrespective of habitat, whereas densities were low in all cases during winter (December-February). The study indicates that season had the most significant effect on the relative abundance of house dust mites except Dermatophagoides farinae, irrespective of habitat.

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Seasonal prevalence of allergenic mites in house dust of Kolkata Metropolis, India

2008

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“…Dermatophagoides farinae could not be included into either allergen panels, because it was tested in only 10.5% of all patients. However, in previously conducted studies, the major HDM was shown to be Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus for our country [26][27][28].…”

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Minimum prick test panel for adult patients with asthma and rhinitis in Ankara, Turkey

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“…Various compounds have been employed in these tests to extract dust mites in different substrata. Flotation methods have principally used concentrated lactic acid (Ciftci et al 2006), a saturated solution of sodium chloride (Boquete et al 2006), and dichloromethane (Racewicz 2001). However, to our knowledge, this study is the first to use bleach (NaOCl) to facilitate the detection of dust mites in samples of expectorate.…”

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Experimental method for isolating and identifying dust mites from sputum in pulmonary acariasis

2007

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The aim of this study was to pilot a simpler and more effective method for identifying dust mites in sputum. Dust mites and their allergens have been implicated in respiratory diseases, including pulmonary acariasis, and several studies have identified mites in sputum. Further research is dependent on the development of a faster and simpler diagnostic test. We have demonstrated that dust mites artificially introduced into sputa, could be identified after the sputa were liquefied with bleach, when the liquid sample was observed under the microscope. Liquefaction times for serous, mucous, purulent and hemoptoic sputa varied from 10 to 30 min (mean 17.5). The test had a sensitivity of 80% (95% CI 68.2-88.2%) as 46/60 mites were identified. This procedure can be performed quickly at room temperature, is simple, inexpensive, repeatable, and less labourious than previous methods.

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House dust mite fauna in western Anatolia, Turkey

Cited by 15 publications

References 9 publications

Seasonal prevalence of allergenic mites in house dust of Kolkata Metropolis, India

Seasonal prevalence of allergenic mites in house dust of Kolkata Metropolis, India

Minimum prick test panel for adult patients with asthma and rhinitis in Ankara, Turkey

Experimental method for isolating and identifying dust mites from sputum in pulmonary acariasis

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