Prevalence of atopic sensitisation: comparison of tuberculin positive and negative subjects
Allergen2-150 | Positive subjects (n=165) | Negative subjects (n=815) |
⩾1 positive skin test result | 68 (41.2) | 356 (43.7) |
D pteronyssinus | 58 (35.2) | 294 (36.1) |
D farinae | 43 (26.1) | 220 (27.0) |
Cockroach | 19 (11.5) | 99 (12.1) |
Data are numbers (%).
↵2-150 Sensitisation to other allergens was uncommon (data not shown) and not significantly different between the two groups.