PRECIPITIN TEST IN CITY INHABITANTS IN KUMAMOTO PREFECTURE WITH 14 FUNGI AND OTHER ORGANIC / 日本農村医学会雑誌

ABSTRACT

One hundred and thirty one city inhabitants, have been lived in Kumamoto city over 20 years, were examined by gel diffusion test for precipitins to 12 antigens of fungi and 2 pigeon proteins. And the prevalence of positive reactions to these antigens was compared with the former research for the farmers in mountain district in last year. The results were summerized as follows.<BR>Fifteen positive sera of 131 tested (11.5%) were detected to c. acremonium. And, 6.7% to candida, 6.1% to s. granarius, 5.9% to p. pullulans, 3.8% to t. vulgaris, 1.5% to m. faeni and positive to other 7 antigens tested. Thirty seven cases (28.2%) were positive to at least one antigen of all 14 tested. The proportion of positive selological tests in city inhabitants was rather higher than that of the farmers. The results suggest that the city inhabitants in Kumamoto prefecture have been exposed relatively high amount and/ or various kinds of fungi antigens as well as farmer's case.