Etiological investigation of farmer's lung disease: a serological study. 1991

Y Shen, and W Shan, and C E Wu, and B G Tao, and G X Chen, and Z R Hong
School of Public Health, Shanghai Medical University, People's Republic of China.

To confirm the main etiological antigen of farmer's lung in Dafeng County, Jiangsu Province, People's Republic of China, precipitins in serum from 30 patients with farmer's lung were tested with several strains of antigens. Reactions against two strains of T.vulgaris were shown in 46.7% and 66.7% of the patients group, which were significantly higher than in the controls, while the percentage of reactions against Faenia rectivirgula and A. fumigates were low in the patients group and had no significant difference with the controls. The results indicate that the main etiological agents were some strains of T. vulgaris. This finding was consistent with the microbiological study of sputum of the patients and moldy hay samples from the working area.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008848 Micromonosporaceae A family of gram-positive, saprophytic bacteria occurring in soil and aquatic environments.
D002681 China A country spanning from central Asia to the Pacific Ocean. Inner Mongolia,Manchuria,People's Republic of China,Sinkiang,Mainland China
D005203 Farmer's Lung A form of alveolitis or pneumonitis due to an acquired hypersensitivity to inhaled antigens associated with farm environment. Antigens in the farm dust are commonly from bacteria actinomycetes (SACCHAROPOLYSPORA and THERMOACTINOMYCES), fungi, and animal proteins in the soil, straw, crops, pelts, serum, and excreta. Mushroom Worker's Lung,Farmer Lung,Farmer's Lungs,Farmers Lung,Mushroom Worker Lung,Mushroom Worker's Lungs,Mushroom Workers Lung
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D000907 Antibodies, Bacterial Immunoglobulins produced in a response to BACTERIAL ANTIGENS. Bacterial Antibodies
D013183 Sputum Material coughed up from the lungs and expectorated via the mouth. It contains MUCUS, cellular debris, and microorganisms. It may also contain blood or pus. Sputum, Induced,Induced Sputum,Induced Sputums,Sputums,Sputums, Induced

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