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The major aeroallergens in Guangxi, China
Author(s) -
CHEN KE,
LIAO YUANFEN,
ZHANG JINTAN
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
clinical and experimental allergy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.462
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1365-2222
pISSN - 0954-7894
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2222.1988.tb02910.x
Subject(s) - pollen , mite , spore , china , allergen , biology , geography , allergy , botany , immunology , archaeology
Summary Over a 2‐year period we have identified pollen grains from 48 families of grasses, as well as mould spores and mite particles during air sampling in Guangxi Province. The major aeroallergens were Artemisia , Moraceae and Euophoribiacea , and the spores of Aspergillus, Penicillinum, Cephalosporium and Helminthosporium . Mites were probably also one of the major outdoor aeroallergens. Our investigations also included inspection of the vegetation of the geographical area involved, as well as skin testing on 774 subjects using extracts of 37 aeroallergens. We believe that this work has provided fundamental information on seasonal allergy in Southern China and South‐east Asia.