Abstract:OBJECTIVE: To report the results of skin prick test in 908 children with asthma in order to provide references for treatment of asthma. METHODS: Skin prick test was performed using ALK-Abelló's inhaled prick reagents and the German Merck company's food prick reagents. Histamine was used for positive control, and normal saline, for negative control. RESULTS: Skin prick test showed positive in 703 cases (77.4%). The positive rates of inhaled and food allergens were 76.9% and 37.1%, respectively. Dermatophagoides culinae and house dust mite were two common inhaled allergens (72.4% and 74.7% respectively). Shrimp was the most common food allergen (22.9%), followed by tuna (7.3%) and mussels (6.7%). The strongest response of skin prick test was usually caused by dermatophagoides culinae (64.0%) and house dust mite (66.4%), followed by mould 1 (7.1%). The positive rate of inhaled and food allergens increased with increasing age (P<0.05). CONCLUSIONS: The positive rate of skin prick test in the 908 children with asthma was higher. These results of this study may be useful in an epidemiological survey and specific immunotherapy of asthma..［Chin J Contemp Pediatr, 2009, 11 (7):559-561］
