Characteristics of sensitization to cockroaches in patients with respiratory allergy in Izmir, Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorGulbahar O.
dc.contributor.authorMete N.
dc.contributor.authorArdeniz O.
dc.contributor.authorKokuludag A.
dc.contributor.authorSin A.
dc.contributor.authorSebik F.
dc.date.accessioned2019-10-27T00:12:39Z
dc.date.available2019-10-27T00:12:39Z
dc.date.issued2004
dc.departmentEge Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractCockroach (CR) infestation is an important cause of sensitization in allergic individuals. We investigated the prevalence and the characteristics of sensitivity to CRs in patients with respiratory allergy in Izmir. Three hundred and fifty-four patients with allergic rhinitis and/or asthma responded to a questionnaire and were prick tested with CR extract as well as with extracts of other household allergens. One hundred and twenty-eight of these patients (36.2%) were sensitized to CRs; sensitivity was 1.4 times more frequent among men compared to women. The prevalence of asthma was 39.1% in the group of individuals sensitized to CRs and 28.8% in the non-sensitized group (95% confidence intervals (CI) 1.005-2.508; P = 0.047). Moderate, persistent asthma was reported more often in patients sensitized compared to patients not sensitized to CRs (30% versus 18%). In patients with allergic rhinitis, the mean time before they became asthmatic was less in the group sensitized compared to those not sensitized to CRs (2.8 ± 3.4 versus 4.5 ± 5.2 years, P = 0.045). More than half the patients sensitized to CRs were also sensitized to cats (68.9%), to dog dander (62.1%) and to Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (59.8%). We conclude that allergy to CRs is present in a large number of atopic individuals in Izmir. The existence of allergy to CRs seems to shorten the delay in the onset of asthma in patients with allergic rhinitis. © 2004 Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.allerg.2004.09.012
dc.identifier.endpage624en_US
dc.identifier.issn0335-7457
dc.identifier.issn0335-7457en_US
dc.identifier.issue8en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityN/Aen_US
dc.identifier.startpage620en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.allerg.2004.09.012
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11454/22357
dc.identifier.volume44en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopusen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofRevue Francaise d'Allergologie et d'Immunologie Cliniqueen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectAllergic rhinitisen_US
dc.subjectAllergyen_US
dc.subjectAsthmaen_US
dc.subjectCockroachen_US
dc.titleCharacteristics of sensitization to cockroaches in patients with respiratory allergy in Izmir, Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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