Prevalence of allergen sensitization in 1000 adults in Saskatchewan

详细信息    查看全文

• 作者：Stacey D. Lok ; Beth E. Davis ; Donald W. Cockcroft
• 关键词：Hypersensitivity ; Asthma ; Skin tests ; Epidemiology
• 刊名：Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：December 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：13
• 期：1
• 全文大小：749KB
• 刊物主题：Allergology; Immunology; Pneumology/Respiratory System;
• 出版者：BioMed Central
• ISSN：1710-1492
• 卷排序：13

文摘

BackgroundThe prevalence of sensitization varies geographically based on multiple environmental factors including humidity. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of atopy in symptomatic adults. More importantly we aimed to obtain a regional statistic of sensitization to common allergens given Saskatchewan’s dry climate.