Correlation between Blatella germanica and Periplaneta americana in allergic patients

Abstract:

Background It has been identified shared allergens from whole body between Blatella germanica and Periplaneta americana. It has been reported high correlation between both cockroaches. Objective To estimate correlation between skin test for two major species of intradomiciliary cockroaches. Methods It was included patients with clinical diagnostic of allergy pathology whom attended to external consult of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Service of the Hospital Universitario de Puebla in a period of six months, prick skin tests with standardized antigens of Blatella germanica and Periplaneta americana were made. Results One hundred twenty patients were enrolled in the study, 54.2% were women and 45.8% were men, with a mean age of 15.7 years old. The correlation coefficient between Germany cockroach and American cockroach to erythema was 0.49 and to papule was 0.40. Conclusion The outcomes …

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2000

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