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R R Cardoso

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Dust mites. A 1-year study.

Mattress dust was collected by out-patients attending hospital for respiratory allergic problems. The dust mites were counted in "pool" samples of 100 mg. Each sample represented a single month's collection. The mites were classified according to family: Pyroglyphidae and Cheyletidae. Those not belonging to either of these two families were classified as "other mites". Temperature and humidity during the period of the study showed no correlations with the number of mites. There was a statistically significant correlation between the various mite groups.

Allergens↗

Atomospheric pollen counts in Brasilia, Brazil.

Daily pollen counts were made in Brasília DF, Brazil, from February 9, 1973 to February 9, 1974. Just one pollen season was perfectly delineated: a grass season. Two weeds, Smilax and Aristolochia, showed some regularity, with a few number of pollen granules. Tree pollens belonging to the Rosaceae family presented a similar behaviour.

Air Pollutants↗

Skin reaction in Callithrix jacchus penicillata to phytohemagglutinin.

Sixty marmosets (Callithrix jacchus penicillata) were intradermally tested with phytohemagglutinin. It was possible to classify this population into three groups on the basis of the reactions: 1. negatives, 2. those which showed just local hemorrhage, and finally 3. a group which developed a wheal as well as hemorrhage. The biopsy at the site of the reaction demonstrated several microscopic foci. This finding contrasted with the homogeneous cellular infiltration found in the human controls.

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