caa a22 4500 467987564 CHVBK 20180323112536.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19900601xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02539052 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02539052 Dampness, mites and respiratory allergy [Elektronische Daten] [Denis Charpin, Daniel Vervloet] Summary: This paper reviews the relationships between humidity, house-dust mites and respiratory allergy. In vitro relationship between relative humidity and house-dust mite growth are quite clear cut. In real conditions also, there is a significant association between relative humidity and the presence of live mites. The relevance of house-dust mites for respiratory allergy lies on clinical, physiopathological and mostly on epidemiological data. The latter demonstrate a correlation between exposure to mites and risk of sensitization and development of overt allergic diseases. Lastly, humidity of dwellings is linked to respiratory allergy. These results should lead to building safer dwellings for allergic subjects, or modifying existing dwellings. In this respect, emphasis should be put on a proper ventilation rate and also a proper behaviour of inhabitants in order to minimize humidity production. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 dampness and mites nationallicence humidity and mites nationallicence mite allergy nationallicence Charpin Denis Service de Pneumo-allergologie, Department des Maladies Respiratories, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, B.P. 29, F-13277, Marseille Cedex 9 aut Vervloet Daniel Service de Pneumo-allergologie, Department des Maladies Respiratories, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, B.P. 29, F-13277, Marseille Cedex 9 aut Aerobiologia Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/1(1990-06-01), 82-86 0393-5965 6:1<82 1990 6 10453 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02539052 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02539052 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Charpin Denis Service de Pneumo-allergologie, Department des Maladies Respiratories, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, B.P. 29, F-13277, Marseille Cedex 9 aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Vervloet Daniel Service de Pneumo-allergologie, Department des Maladies Respiratories, Hôpital Sainte Marguerite, B.P. 29, F-13277, Marseille Cedex 9 aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Aerobiologia Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/1(1990-06-01), 82-86 0393-5965 6:1<82 1990 6 10453 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer