SENSITIZATION AND EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE POLLENS AND FUNGAL SPORES IN SOUTH PERUVIAN CITIES.

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Event Abstract Back to Event SENSITIZATION AND EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE POLLENS AND FUNGAL SPORES IN SOUTH PERUVIAN CITIES. Oscar Calderón1, 2* and Silvia Uriarte3 1 Clinica Limatambo, Allergy, Peru 2 Inmunotek Perú, Medical advisor, Peru 3 Jiménez Diaz, Allergy, Spain Introduction and objectives: Is very important the knowledge about seasonal and annual fluctuations in airborne pollen and fungal spores in any geographical area. Our objective was to identify the most important aeroallergens in the atmosphere of Tacna urban city to which the population is exposed, and perform an allergological study for establish sensitization profile in Tacna and Arequipa cities. Material and methods: The pollen and fungal spores counts were made according to standardized technique with Burkard spore trap for 7 days (Burkard Manufacturing®, Herst, United Kingdom) and the analysis procedures recommended by the aerobiology committee of the Spanish Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology. The allergological study consisted in anamnesis and skin prick tests (ALK-abello®, Madrid-España). Results: The 3 most relevant fungal spores during all the period of sampling, in order of abundance, were: Cladosporium herbarum (47.22%), Alternaria alternata (33%), Nigrospora spp (19.8%). We also found 4 pollens taxa: Oleaceae (94.1%), Chenopodiaceae-Amaranthaceae (3%), Poaceae (2.08%), Myrtaceae (Eucalyptus) (0.77%). Profile of sensitization to Olea europea pollen in a random population in Tacna (40%) and Arequipa (36%) cities and to Alternaria alternata (4%) and (8%) respectively. Conclusions: This is the first study in Perú about sensitization and concentration of airborne pollen and fungal spores measured with a volumetric method. We suggest further research studies and to implement aerobiological stations that provide information to guide us to a good prevention, diagnosis and treatment to the peruvian south population with allergy diseases. Acknowledgements Belmonte Jordina. Biology Department. Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona - Spain. Moral Angel. Hospital Virgen del Valle. Toledo – Spain. Subiza Javier. Clínica Subiza - Allergy and Asthma. Madrid – Spain. Keywords: aerobiology, Alergia Asma Perú, Olive pollen allergy, Asthma, rhinoconjunctivitis Conference: IMMUNOCOLOMBIA2015 - 11th Congress of the Latin American Association of Immunology - 10o. Congreso de la Asociación Colombiana de Alergia, Asma e Inmunología, Medellin, Colombia, 13 Oct - 16 Oct, 2015. Presentation Type: Poster Presentation Topic: Allergy Citation: Calderón O and Uriarte S (2015). SENSITIZATION AND EXPOSURE TO AIRBORNE POLLENS AND FUNGAL SPORES IN SOUTH PERUVIAN CITIES.. Front. Immunol. Conference Abstract: IMMUNOCOLOMBIA2015 - 11th Congress of the Latin American Association of Immunology - 10o. Congreso de la Asociación Colombiana de Alergia, Asma e Inmunología. doi: 10.3389/conf.fimmu.2015.05.00260 Copyright: The abstracts in this collection have not been subject to any Frontiers peer review or checks, and are not endorsed by Frontiers. They are made available through the Frontiers publishing platform as a service to conference organizers and presenters. The copyright in the individual abstracts is owned by the author of each abstract or his/her employer unless otherwise stated. Each abstract, as well as the collection of abstracts, are published under a Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (attribution) licence (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) and may thus be reproduced, translated, adapted and be the subject of derivative works provided the authors and Frontiers are attributed. For Frontiers’ terms and conditions please see https://www.frontiersin.org/legal/terms-and-conditions. Received: 24 May 2015; Published Online: 14 Sep 2015. * Correspondence: MD. Oscar Calderón, Clinica Limatambo, Allergy, Lima, Peru, oscarcalderonll@gmail.com Login Required This action requires you to be registered with Frontiers and logged in. To register or login click here. Abstract Info Abstract The Authors in Frontiers Oscar Calderón Silvia Uriarte Google Oscar Calderón Silvia Uriarte Google Scholar Oscar Calderón Silvia Uriarte PubMed Oscar Calderón Silvia Uriarte Related Article in Frontiers Google Scholar PubMed Abstract Close Back to top Javascript is disabled. Please enable Javascript in your browser settings in order to see all the content on this page.