THE ROLE OF WATER TEMPERATURE AND LAUNDRY PROCEDURES IN REDUCING HOUSE DUST MITE POPULATIONS AND ALLERGEN CONTENT OF BEDDING

被引:113
作者
MCDONALD, LG [1 ]
TOVEY, E [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV SYDNEY, DEPT MED DO6, SYDNEY, NSW 2006, AUSTRALIA
基金
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词
HOUSE DUST MITES; MORTALITY; WATER TEMPERATURE; DETERGENTS; LAUNDRY PROCEDURES;
D O I
10.1016/0091-6749(92)90132-L
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The effects of various laundry procedures on house dust mites and their allergens have been established. All mites were killed by water temperatures 55-degrees-C or greater. Killing at lower temperatures was not enhanced by any of the pure detergents or laundry products tested. A cold cycle of laundry washing with or without laundry powder did not remove most live mites from bedding, however, the allergen concentration (Der p I/gm fine dust) was reduced by more than 90%. Dry cleaning did not reduce the allergen concentration of the dust, although most, if not all, mites were killed.
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