title: [Skin reactivity to grass pollen and the mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in the prick-test using 2 types of allergen preparations].
abstract: The reliability of prick testing with allergen preparations produced in Yugoslavia was assessed by comparison to the internationally accepted ones (Pharmacia Diagnostica) of 100,000 BU activity. The following allergens were used: the mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus in 107 subjects, and grass pollens: Dactylis glomerata, Poa pratensis, Phleum pratense and Secale cereale in 39 subjects. The clinical significance of the response was assessed in relation to the skin reaction to the negative control solution and positive histamine control (in concentration of 1 mg/ml). The results indicate that the allergen extract of Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus (3000 PNU/ml) produced in Yugoslavia does not provoke skin reactions comparable to those provoked by the standardized extract of 100,000 BU in contrast to the grass pollen allergens, with the exception of Poa pratensis, which evokes equivalent skin reactions. Thus grass pollen allergens are reliable extracts and can be applied with good confidence in routine work. The need to set more rigorous criteria for assessing skin prick reactions, when domestic, unstandardized products are used, emerged as a result of this study.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Godnić-Cvar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kanceljak-Macan
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology / Q000592:standards*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D008925:Mites / Q000276:immunology*; D006109:Poaceae / Q000276:immunology; D011058:Pollen / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens
vernacular_title: Reaktivnost koze na polene trava i grinju Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus u prick-testu izvedenom sa dvije vrste alergenskih pripravaka.