Portnoy Jay, Barnes Charles
Section of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Children's Mercy Hospital, 2401 Gillham Road, Kansas City, MO 64108, USA.
Immunol Allergy Clin North Am. 2003 Aug;23(3):389-410, vi. doi: 10.1016/s0889-8561(03)00028-6.
Many people with allergies monitor daily pollen and spore counts with the belief that they can act on that information to improve their health. Because many factors can affect personal exposure, the value of community-wide counts for an individual is questionable. These factors include the presence of local pollen and spore sources, diurnal variations, weather effects, air pollution, and a particle-free bioaerosol. To take advantage of bioparticulate counts, the public needs to be informed about their meaning and factors that can influence personal exposure.
许多过敏患者会监测每日的花粉和孢子计数，他们相信可以根据这些信息采取行动来改善健康状况。由于许多因素会影响个人接触情况，因此社区范围的计数对个人的价值值得怀疑。这些因素包括当地花粉和孢子源的存在、昼夜变化、天气影响、空气污染以及无颗粒生物气溶胶。为了利用生物颗粒计数，需要让公众了解其含义以及可能影响个人接触的因素。
