Table 1 Most common aeroallergens (top 10 by incidence), overall and in subgroups
From: Non-allergic severe asthma: is it really always non-allergic? The IDENTIFY project
Specific IgE | Overall (N = 454) | BMI ≥ 30 kg/m2 (N = 134) | Exacerbations | Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A or B | Positive for at least one aeroallergen (N = 198) | Maintenance OCS | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
≥ 2 (N = 226) | < 2 (N = 218) | Negative (N = 299) | Positive (N = 90) | No (N = 307) | Yes (N = 147) | |||||||||||||
# | n (%) | # | n (%) | # | n (%) | # | n (%) | # | n (%) | # | n (%) | # | n (%) | # | n (%) | # | n (%) | |
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B | 1 | 72 (15.9) | 1 | 17 (12.7) | 1 | 41 (18.1) | 1 | 30 (13.8) | – | – | 1 | 72 (80.0) | 1 | 72 (36.4) | 1 | 45 (14.7) | 1 | 27 (18.4) |
Aspergillus fumigatus | 2 | 51 (11.2) | 9 | 11 (8.2) | 2 | 30 (13.3) | 6 | 20 (9.2) | 1 | 26 (8.7) | 6 | 18 (20.0) | 2 | 51 (25.8) | 3 = | 31 (10.1) | 2 | 20 (13.6) |
Candida albicans | 3 | 48 (10.6) | 2 | 16 (11.9) | 3 = | 23 (10.2) | 2 | 24 (11.0) | 3 | 20 (6.7) | 3 = | 24 (26.7) | 3 | 48 (24.2) | 3 = | 31 (10.1) | 4 | 17 (11.6) |
Dermatophagoides farinae | 4 = | 44 (9.7) | 3 = | 14 (10.4) | 5 = | 21 (9.3) | 3 | 22 (10.1) | 2 | 23 (7.7) | 7 | 16 (17.8) | 4 = | 44 (22.2) | 2 | 36 (11.7) | 9 | 8 (5.4) |
Rhizopus nigricans | 4 = | 44 (9.7) | 8 | 12 (9.0) | 5 = | 21 (9.3) | 4 = | 21 (9.6) | NA | 8 (2.7) | 3 = | 24 (26.7) | 4 = | 44 (22.2) | 7 = | 26 (8.5) | 3 | 18 (12.2) |
Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A | 6 | 41 (9.0) | 6 = | 13 (9.7) | 3 = | 23 (10.2) | 7 = | 18 (8.3) | – | – | 2 | 41 (45.6) | 6 | 41 (20.7) | 6 | 27 (8.8) | 5 | 14 (9.5) |
Moth | 7 | 38 (8.4) | 3 = | 14 (10.4) | 7 | 16 (7.1) | 4 = | 21 (9.6) | 6 = | 16 (6.4) | 5 | 19 (21.1) | 7 | 38 (19.2) | 5 | 29 (9.4) | 7 = | 9 (6.1) |
Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus | 8 | 31 (6.8) | 10 = | 10 (7.5) | 9 = | 13 (5.8) | 7 = | 18 (8.3) | 6 = | 16 (6.4) | 9 | 12 (13.3) | 8 | 31 (15.7) | 7 = | 26 (8.5) | NA | 5 (3.4) |
Cockroach | 9 = | 30 (6.6) | 3 = | 14 (10.4) | 8 | 14 (6.2) | NA | 15 (6.9) | 9 = | 14 (4.7) | 8 | 15 (16.7) | 9 = | 30 (15.2) | NA | 20 (6.5) | 6 | 10 (6.8) |
Dermatophagoides microceras | 9 = | 30 (6.6) | 6 = | 13 (9.7) | 9 = | 13 (5.8) | 9 = | 16 (7.3) | 6 = | 16 (6.4) | 10 | 11 (12.2) | 9 = | 30 (15.2) | 9 | 25 (8.1) | NA | 5 (3.4) |
Cat dander | NA | 29 (6.4) | NA | 7 (5.2) | 9 = | 13 (5.8) | NA | 15 (6.9) | 5 | 18 (6.0) | NA | 6 (6.7) | NA | 29 (14.6) | NA | 20 (6.5) | 7 = | 9 (6.1) |
Dog dander | NA | 29 (6.4) | NA | 5 (3.7) | NA | 12 (5.3) | 9 = | 16 (7.3) | 4 | 19 (6.4) | NA | 5 (5.6) | NA | 29 (14.6) | 10 | 23 (7.5) | NA | 6 (4.1) |
Tyrophagus putrescentiae | NA | 25 (5.5) | 10 = | 10 (7.5) | NA | 11 (4.9) | NA | 13 (6.0) | 9 = | 14 (4.7) | NA | 10 (11.1) | NA | 25 (12.6) | NA | 18 (5.9) | 10 | 7 (4.8) |
Acarius siro | NA | 22 (4.8) | 10 = | 10 (7.5) | NA | 10 (4.4) | NA | 12 (5.5) | NA | 11 (3.7) | NA | 10 (11.1) | NA | 22 (11.1) | NA | 17 (5.5) | NA | 5 (3.4) |
Penicillium chrysogenum | NA | 18 (4.0) | 10 = | 10 (7.5) | NA | 9 (4.0) | NA | 9 (4.1) | NA | 9 (3.0) | NA | 9 (10.0) | NA | 18 (9.1) | NA | 14 (4.6) | NA | 4 (2.7) |