Allergy-inducing mites in the bedroom dust of houses in Puerto Rico
Santos, M.A.
Boletin de la Asociacion Medica de Puerto Rico 70(12): 419-422
1978
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-4849 PMID: 282892 Document Number: 700007
The distribution and abundance of allergy-inducing mites were studied in 31 houses in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, in 1978. Mites were found in 81% of the bedrooms. No significant correlation was found between the number of mites per g dust, the age of the house or the age of the person(s) sleeping in the bedroom. A statistically significant correlation was found between good housekeeping and low levels of mite infestation.
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