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A D Larkin

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PubMed1981

Mites in cat ears: a source of cross antigenicity with house dust mites. Preliminary report.

Dermatophagoides had been established as an antigen in house dust by many investigators. An untapped source of cross antigenicity is presented in this paper, namely, Otodectes cyanotis, the mite found in the ears of millions of cats. House dust samples for mite species in other parts of the world may not be similar to samples in the United States since in most other countries the cat exists outdoors, whereas in this country it is a household pet.

Animals↗
PubMed1980

Pulmonary function testing and bronchoprovocation--a simplified office procedure.

A critique of standardized bronchial provocation procedures is presented in order to make this increasingly important methodology more clinically popular. At the present time when sophisticated technology is taking the patient away from even well trained physicians, this is an attempt to abbreviate a valuable technique for the needs of a busy office practice. Pharmacologic bronchoprovocation with fewer mediator dilutions and the use of a simple spirogram can provide very satisfactory diagnostic information.

Asthma↗
PubMed1977

Aspects of humoral and cellular immunity in asthmatics.

Grove et al of Australia studied humoral and cellular immunity in 91 asthmatic patients and found that 18% failed to have an adequate humoral response to a booster dose of tetanus and 9% failed to react to five delayed type hypersensitivity testing antigens. The authors, Gaillard and Larkin, were unable to corroborate these results in their office.

Adolescent↗