| preliminary study on the concentration and species composition of bacteria, fungi and mites in samples of house dust from silesia (poland). | twenty-one samples of house dust collected from dwellings situated in upper silesia (poland) were subjected to bacteriological, mycological and acarological examination. moreover, in two samples the concentration of bacterial endotoxin was estimated by the use of limulus test. the mean concentration of bacteria in the examined samples was 2831.9 thousands cfu (colony forming units) per gram, that of fungi - 28.4 thousands cfu per gram, and that of mites - 51.5 specimens per gram. no significant ... | 1987 | 3661356 |
| risk of exposure to house dust pyroglyphid mites in poland. | during the period of 1989-2000, 335 house dust samples were collected from dwellings at 27 different localities in poland. mite allergen exposure was measured in house dust samples collected by performing of mite taxa determination and measuring of the mite allergen levels by a semiquantitative guanine method (acarex(r) test). mites were found in 158 of the samples examined (47.2%). a total 3,714 mites were isolated and 15 species identified, including four species from the family pyroglyphidae ... | 2001 | 11426920 |
| comparisons of the allergenic mite prevalence in dwellings and certain outdoor environments of the upper silesia (southwest poland). | the occurrence of allergenic mites (pyroglyphid house-dust mites, acarid and glycyphagid storage mites and others) in dwellings and in synanthropic outdoor sites in a densely populated urban area was investigated. a total of 335 house dust samples were collected from dwellings at 7 different locations in upper silesia (poland), including 84 samples from dwellings of katowice. mites were found in 188 of the samples examined (56.1%). a total of 4410 mite specimens were isolated and identified, inc ... | 2007 | 17222584 |