Table 1.
Results of skin prick tests to various allergens
| Insects | Total tests | Total positives | % positive | 1+ | 2+ | 3+ | 4+ | Marked positive (2+ to 4+) | % marked positive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cockroach (female) | 48 | 10 | 20.8 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 16.66 |
| Cockroach (male) | 48 | 8 | 16.66 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14.58 |
| Cricket | 48 | 10 | 20.8 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 16.66 |
| Grasshopper | 48 | 10 | 20.8 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 20.8 |
| Locust (female) | 48 | 17 | 35.41 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 33.33 |
| Locust (male) | 48 | 13 | 17.08 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| Total insects | 288 | 68 | 23.61 | 7 | 58 | 3 | 0 | 61 | 21.18 |
| Dust | |||||||||
| Cotton mill dust | 48 | 4 | 8.33 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Grain dust (wheat) | 48 | 7 | 14.58 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12.5 |
| House dust | 48 | 12 | 25 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 25 |
| Paper dust | 48 | 4 | 8.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Total dust | 192 | 27 | 14.06 | 4 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 11.97 |
| Pollen | |||||||||
| Adhatoda vasica | 48 | 9 | 18.75 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 18.75 |
| Ailanthus excelsa | 48 | 10 | 20.83 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12.5 |
| Amaranthus spinosus | 48 | 19 | 39.58 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 35.41 |
| Argemone Mexicana | 48 | 13 | 27.08 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 22.91 |
| Azadirecta indica | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Brassica campestris | 48 | 7 | 8.75 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Cannabis sativa | 48 | 7 | 8.75 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.33 |
| Cenchrus ciliaris | 48 | 10 | 20.83 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 12.5 |
| Chenopodium murale | 48 | 6 | 12.5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Chenopodium album | 48 | 5 | 10.41 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8.33 |
| Cynodon dactylon | 48 | 6 | 12.5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.33 |
| Cyperus rotundus | 48 | 6 | 12.5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Dodanaea viscosa | 48 | 7 | 8.75 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10.41 |
| Eucalyptus tereticornis | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| Gynandropsis gynandra | 48 | 1 | 2.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Imperata cylindrical | 48 | 4 | 8.33 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Lawsonia enermis | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Melia azedarach | 48 | 4 | 8.33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Morus alba | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Parthenium hysterophorus | 48 | 2 | 4.16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Prosopis juliflora | 48 | 6 | 12.5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12.5 |
| Putranjiva roxburghii | 48 | 5 | 10.41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Ricinus communis | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Rumex dentatus | 48 | 2 | 4.16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Sorghum vulgare | 48 | 4 | 8.33 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6.25 |
| Typha angustata | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| xanthium srumarium | 48 | 7 | 14.58 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8.33 |
| Zea mays | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Ageratum conyzoides | 48 | 2 | 4.16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Cassia siamea | 48 | 5 | 10.41 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Pennisetum typhoides | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Holoptelea integrifolia | 48 | 7 | 14.58 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10.41 |
| Total pollen | 1536 | 175 | 11.39 | 54 | 113 | 1 | 7 | 121 | 7.8 |
| Dander | |||||||||
| Buffalo dander | 48 | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Cow dander | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Dog dander | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Horse dander | 48 | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Total dander | 192 | 8 | 4.16 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3.12 |
| Fungi | |||||||||
| Alternaria teneis | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Aspergillus flavus | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aspergillus fumigates | 48 | 4 | 8.33 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Aspergillus niger | 48 | 2 | 4.16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Candida albicans | 48 | 1 | 2.08 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cladosporium herbarum | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Curvularia lunata | 48 | 2 | 4.16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Fusarium solanii | 48 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4.16 |
| Helminthosporium | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mucor mucedo | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Neurospora sitophila | 48 | 2 | 4.16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Pencillium species | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhizopus nigricans | 48 | 1 | 2.08 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2.08 |
| Trichoderma species | 48 | 2 | 4.16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total fungi | 672 | 23 | 3.42 | 13 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1.33 |