title: [Analysis of inhaled and food allergen spectrum of patient with allergic rhinitis in north of Zhejiang].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the inhaled and food allergen distribution of patient with allergic rhinitis in north of Zhejiang and to analyze the difference of allergen distribution among different age groups.
  
  
  METHODS
  One thousand and forty eight patients in north of Zhejiang diagnosed with allergic rhinitis in our outpatient department were tested with skin prick test (SPT). The positive rate of inhaled and food allergens were calculated. To analysis the difference of positive rate between children and adult.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nine hundred and eighty-eight cases (94.3%) had the positive reaction. Dermato phagoides farinae and Dermatophagodies pteronyssinus had the highest positive ratio (72.1%, 71.8%) in inhalation group, followed cockroach (14.1%). In food group, Shrimp and peanuts had the highest positive ratio (18.3%,14.2%). Between children group and adults group, positive rate of food allergen was significantly different (P < 0.05), but of inhaled allergen was not significantly different.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The distribution of some allergens in children group and adults group was variable. The study shows that Dust mite was the mostly responsible common allergen in north of Zhejiang.
authors.forename: Yongcai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: Dongsheng
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gu
authors.forename: Dongqian
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ceng
authors.forename: Yuwu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Li
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000276:immunology; D000485:Allergens / Q000276:immunology*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005502:Food; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D065631:Rhinitis, Allergic / Q000276:immunology*; D012882:Skin Tests; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D000485:Allergens