Table 2
Sensitisation to storage mites, house dust mites, laboratory animals, and common aeroallergens in relation to the history of pre-existing atopic symptoms, exposure time before work related rhinitis, and occupation
| Positive SPT reaction | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storage mites | House dust mites | Laboratory animals | Common aero-allergens | At least one tested allergen | ||||||
| Yes (n = 14) | No (n = 26) | Yes (n = 4) | No (n = 36) | Yes (n = 19) | No (n = 21) | Yes (n = 25) | No (n = 15) | Yes (n = 35) | No (n = 5) | |
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Pre-existing atopic symptoms | ||||||||||
| Yes (n = 25) | 10 (71) | 15 (58) | 4 (100) | 21 (58) | 11 (58) | 14 (67) | 20 (80) | 5 (33) | 23 (66) | 2 (40) |
| No (n = 15) | 4 (29) | 11 (42) | 0 (0) | 15 (42) | 8 (42) | 7 (33) | 5 (20) | 10 (67) | 12 (34) | 3 (60) |
| Exposure time before rhinitis | ||||||||||
| 1–3 months (n = 15) | 5 (36) | 10 (38) | 1 (25) | 14 (39) | 8 (42) | 7 (33) | 11 (44) | 4 (27) | 13 (37) | 2 (40) |
| 1–3 years (n = 18) | 8 (57) | 10 (38) | 2 (50) | 16 (44) | 8 (42) | 10 (48) | 10 (40) | 8 (53) | 16 (46) | 2 (40) |
| >3 years (n = 7) | 1 (7) | 6 (23) | 1 (25) | 6 (17) | 3 (16) | 4 (19) | 4 (16) | 3 (20) | 6 (17) | 1 (20) |
| Occupation | ||||||||||
| Researcher (n = 24) | 6 (43) | 18 (69) | 1 (25) | 23 (64) | 14 (74) | 10 (48) | 14 (56) | 10 (67) | 20 (57) | 4 (80) |
| Laboratory technician (n = 10) | 4 (29) | 6 (23) | 2 (50) | 8 (22) | 3 (16) | 7 (33) | 7 (28) | 3 (20) | 9 (26) | 1 (20) |
| Animal handler (n = 6) | 4 (29) | 2 (8) | 1 (25) | 5 (14) | 2 (11) | 4 (19) | 4 (16) | 2 (13) | 6 (17) | 0 (0) |
