2045 Monitoring of AIR-Pollutants Concentration In CHILDREN with ALLERGIC DISEASES

Monday, 5 December 2011
Poster Hall (Cancún Center)

Manana V. Chikhladze , National Institute of Allergology, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, Georgian Academy of Sciences, Tskhaltubo, Georgia

Revaz I. Sepiashvili, MD, PhD, Professor , Department of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, Institute of Immunophysiology, Moscow, Russia

Background: All over the world,   increases the incidence of allergy, asthma and autoimmune diseases. Both  young and elderly people are at risk.  Therefore, on time diagnostics of  these changes and the improvement of patient’s quality of  life is the most important task for doctors worldwide. 

Patients and Methods

  Methods:      With random selection were interviewed and subsequently examined  535 schoolchildren of Kutaisi , aged 7-14. Stepwise diagnostics of allergic factors included:   

 I: Questionnaire screening according to the international ISAAC questionnaire.

II: to  identify the specific allergens in  serum 

III: to define air pollutant concentration in the environment with the help of  Burkard Trap

(Burkhard Pollen Trap  donated by the WAO )

    Results:       Investigation included questionnaire screening with the use of the international ISAAC questionnaire. The questionnaires for children aged 7-10 years were filled in by their parents; school children of 11-14 answered the questions themselves. Questionnaire screening allowed select the group of children with already diagnosed and with primarily diagnosed allergic diseases. From mentioned above three groups of children: I group 57 persons (10.7%) - children with primarily diagnosed allergic diseases; II group-68 persons (12.7%) - children with already diagnosed allergic diseases; III group-410 persons (77.6%) practically healthy children with no deviations according to ISAAC questionnaire.

        The next phase of the examination consisted of     ImmunoCAP100 tests in II group 68 children with already diagnosed allergic diseases.  There was determine the highest level of Phadiatop (inhaled environmental allergens ) was positive in 35% of patient. We given them the information and recommendation  of air –pollens concentration  according to  Burkard Trap research.

    The use of  allows accurately define the concentration  of air pullutants in the environment including the pollen of  trees, grass and weeds in particular geographical area in different seasons of the year.

   Conclusions:        Burkard Trap   is committed to helping physicians identify the causative allergens in this complex mini environment,  there are necessary condition for final verification of allergic diseases, wich makes it posible to form successfully the basis of preventive therapy and appropriate undertake preventive measures