Thiele E, Berdau W, Bernhardt H
Z Med Lab Diagn. 1978 Aug;19(4):251-6.
The authors report on the frequency (as determined by the double diffusion test according to Ouchterlony) of circulating precipitating antibodies against thermophil actinomycetes of the genus Micropolyspora faeni in 1666 blood samples from 1376 agricultural workers. These workers belonged to the main professional categories in two districts of the German Democratic Republic and were examined by members of the Research Group on Occupational Medicine in Agriculture of the Ernst Moritz Arndt University during the years 1972-1975. 290 workers were examined twice or three times in a longitudinal study. Positive serological findings were obtained from 5.1% of the subjects under investigation. There were no statistically significant differences with regard to occupational category, sex, age, and season. Nevertheless, there were marked regional differences. The results obtained show that there is no need for special medical supervision of the agricultural workers with regard to thoracic actinomycosis (farmers' lung). Further examinations are of course necessary in case of suspected or clinically manifest affection.
作者报告了1376名农业工人的1666份血样中，针对微小多孢菌属嗜热放线菌的循环沉淀抗体的频率（通过根据欧氏免疫扩散法进行的双向扩散试验测定）。这些工人属于德意志民主共和国两个地区的主要职业类别，并在1972年至1975年期间接受了恩斯特·莫里茨·阿恩特大学农业职业医学研究小组人员的检查。在一项纵向研究中，对290名工人进行了两次或三次检查。在接受调查的对象中，5.1%的人血清学检查结果呈阳性。在职业类别、性别、年龄和季节方面没有统计学上的显著差异。然而，存在明显的地区差异。所获得的结果表明，就胸放线菌病（农民肺）而言，没有必要对农业工人进行特殊的医学监督。当然，如果怀疑或临床上有明显感染，进一步检查是必要的。
