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Prevalence and determinants of respiratory symptoms, asthma, chronic bronchitis and allergic sensitization in Helsinki : A comparison between Finland, Sweden and Estonia : The FinEsS studies - Helsinki I
… interview, lung function measurements and skin-prick tests with 15 common allergens. This thesis reports only the results of the prick tests in Helsinki. Of the 1200 subjects invited to participate in Helsinki, 643 (54%) consented. Skin-prick tests were performed on subjects ≤ 60 years of …
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Predictors of obstructive lung disease among seafood processing workers along the west coast of the Western Cape of South Africa
… Health Survey (ECRHS) questionnaire was used. Skin prick tests (SPT) used extracts of common airborne allergen. Lung function spirometry and methacholine challenge tests (tidal breathing method) conducted using Vitallograph S-model bellows volume-time spirometers according to ATS guidelines. …
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Predictors of occupational skin disease among seafood processing workers in the Western Cape
Occupational skin disease is common in seafood processing workers. While previous studies have reported an increased prevalence of symptoms (as high as 50%) and protein contact dermatitis (3-11%), the prevalence and patterns of type IV allergic contact dermatitis have not been well characterised in …
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Predictors of obstructive lung disease among seafood processing workers along the West Coast of the Western Cape of South Africa
… Health Survey (ECRHS) questionnaire was used. Skin prick tests (SPT) used extracts of common airborne allergen. Lung function spirometry and methacholine challenge tests (tidal breathing method) were conducted using Vitallograph S-model bellows volume-time spirometers according to ATS …
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The prevalence and patterns of IgE-mediated food allergy and sensitisation in South African children with atopic dermatitis
… for sensitisation and allergy by questionnaire, skin prick tests (SPT), Immuno Solid Phase Allergen Chip (ISAC) test and incremental food challenges. Sensitised patients were also tested for specific IgE by ImmunoCAP test. Results: One hundred participants (59 black Africans and 41 of mixed race) …
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Exhaled nitric oxide in asthmatic airway inflammation
… eNO was correlated with the number of positive skin prick tests in atopic subjects whether asthmatic or nonasthmatic. The eNO level was increased during acute exacerbations of asthma and decreased after two weeks with therapy of GCS. In a pilot study eNO appeared to be superior to FEV1 in …
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The relationship between immunization and food allergy and sensitisation in South African children
… and food allergy were determined through skin prick tests (SPT) and oral food challenges respectively. The results indicate that, the number of participants positive for food sensitisation and allergy, eczema, hay fever and asthma were significantly greater in the urban sample (n= 708) …
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Determinants of smoke induced lung damage and relationship with metabolic syndrome
… were studied by pulmonary function testing, skin prick tests, body composition, fasting glucose, CRP, and lipids analysis to diagnose MeS. This showed a gradual increase in prevalence of MeS, but with only difference between non-smokers on one hand and smokers with or without COPD on the …
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Allergen wheal area during early childhood predicts allergic rhinitis phenotypes at age four
… of this study was to determine the size of the skin prick test (SPT) wheal area from 15 individual aeroallergens during early childhood (age one through three) and its association with AR at age four. The second aim was to determine if any individual age-specific aeroallergen wheal area …
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EOSINOPHILIC INFLAMMATION IN NASAL POLYPOSIS: REGULATION OF INTERLEUKIN 5 AND INTERLEUKIN 5 RECEPTOR α ISOFORMS
… and IgE antibodies in NP tissue was unrelated to skin prick tests, but correlated with the degree of eosinophilia. In addition, we demonstrated the organisation of secondary lymphoid tissue in NP tissue and a polyclonal hyper-immunoglobulinemia E associated with the presence of IgE specific to S. …
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Skin symptoms (allergic and non-allergic) predicting the development of allergic respiratory outcomes and asthma in bakers
… that aside from the inhalational route, skin exposure may also play an important role in the sensitization to allergens, resulting in adverse allergic respiratory outcomes including asthma in workers exposed to these agents. This appears to be reported more commonly for low molecular …
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Correlation between pro-inflammatory alleles and clinical and laboratory markers of allergy in Xhosa South Africans
… IgE as well as IgE to Ascaris lumbricoides, skin prick tests to common local food and aeroallergens, as well as a modified methacholine challenge to establish the prevalence of bronchial hyper-reactivity. In addition, genotyping was performed to investigate the prevalence of twenty-seven SNPs …
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A cross-sectional study of Ig-E mediated food sensitisation and food allergy in an unselected population of South African children aged 12-36 months
… were assessed with an allergy questionnaire, had skin prick tests (SPTs) done and if they qualified, were invited for an oral food challenge (OFC) at the Red Cross Hospital Paediatric Allergy Clinic (RCHPAC). The SPT wheal size results were categorised into ≥1mm, ≥3mm and ≥7mm. We gave a general …
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Evaluation of γ-Irradiated Peanut Extract as a Proper Immunogen for Immunotherapy in Murine Model of Peanut Allergy
… capacity was coupled with reduced OVA and OM skin reactions on skin prick tests. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the feasibility of using the gamma irradiation technique to reduce peanut allergies by observing the changes that occur in the allergenecity and antigencity of gamma …
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New Mediators and Novel Mechanisms in Allergic Airway Inflammation
… known role of S100A7 in various forms of skin inflammation, including atopic eczema, made it of special interest to investigate its role in allergic airway inflammation. Thus, further investigations were performed on material derived from the nose, the palatine tonsils and cultured …
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Roles of Neutrophil Activation in Asthma
… 381 bakery workers and 100 unexposed NCs. Skin prick tests for bakery allergens were performed to determine atopic status of study subjects. Serum levels of S100A8, S100A9, myeloperoxidase (MPO), tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, and IL-8 were measured using ELISA. Predictive values of serum …
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Identification and characterisation of specific allergens of Abalone (haliotis midae; mollusca) and other seafood species
… more detail using RAST-inhibition experiments, skin prick tests (SPTs) and Western blots to demonstrate the presence of species-specific allergens. Sensitivity for the detection of abalone allergy was improved using an additional in-house SPT in six RAST negative subjects (23/38, 61 %). …
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Η αναπνευστική λειτουργία εργαζομένων σε αρτοποιεία και η ευαισθητοποίηση αυτών στο αλεύρι
… την χρήση της δερματικής δοκιμασίας δια νυγμού (skin prick test) και της ανοσολογικής ευαισθητοποίησης στα κοινά αλλεργιογόνα (γύρη λουλουδιών, ακάρεα σκόνης και επιθήλια γάτας και σκύλου) (ατοπία) Οι εργαζόμενοι που απασχολούνται αποκλειστικά με την παραγωγή του άρτου εμφανίζουν σε ποσοστό …