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PEDIATRICS Vol. 104 No. 2 Supplement August 1999, pp. 381-382

Environmental Allergens
The Melbourne House Dust Mite Study: Long-Term Efficacy of HouseDust Mite Reduction Strategies

Sporik R, Hill D, Thompson P, J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1998; 101:451-456 [Medline]

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Purpose of the Study The investigators evaluated the effectiveness of dust mite control measures in bedrooms of mite-allergic children with asthma.

Study Population Eighty-five children with moderate asthma requiring chronic inhaled medication were selected. All were skin test-positive to the dust mite Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus.

Methods Samples of house dust were obtained on 10 visits over a 16-month period. Locations sampled included child's and parents' bedroom floors and child's mattress or mattress encasement. Any existing encasements were removed on visit . . . [Full Text of this Article]