DETECTION OF ALLERGENS FROM MITES BY SEMI QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT OF GUANINE FROM PATIALA, PUNJAB (INDIA).

176 infested dust samples were subjected to Acarex test and the corresponding risk evaluations have been analysed. 40 samples i.e. 22.7% of all the samples were under no Risk (step 0). 86 samples i.e. 48.8% of all the samples were under ‘potential risk’ (step 0.5, 1 and 1.5). 50 samples i.e. 28.4% of all the samples were under ‘risk and high risk’ (step 2, 2.5 and 3). It has been observed that 5.6% of the samples were under high risk therefore the homes from where these samples were collected shows great potential for allergic disorder.