de Boer R, van der Hoeven W A, Kuller K
Department of Pure and Applied Ecology, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1996 Jun;97(6):1214-7. doi: 10.1016/s0091-6749(96)70187-2.
Nine rugs from the bedrooms of seven private homes were cut into strips. Half of the strips were wet-cleaned according to a commercial procedure, and the others were kept as controls. Subsequently the cleaned and noncleaned strips were stitched together again and returned to their respective bedrooms. After 0, 1, and 3 months, parts of the strips were taken to the laboratory for tests. The tests were designed to measure the suitability of the rugs as a habitat for house dust mites. To do this, a number of house dust mites were introduced into fragments of the rugs, and the number of survivors and offspring after 4 weeks was determined. Immediately after cleaning, the habitat was markedly less suitable than before. After 1 month, the habitat suitability was partly but not totally recovered. After 3 months, no effect of cleaning could be discerned.
从七所私人住宅的卧室中取出九条地毯，将它们切成条。其中一半的条带按照商业程序进行湿洗，其余的作为对照保存。随后，将清洗过和未清洗过的条带重新缝合在一起，并放回各自的卧室。在0、1和3个月后，将部分条带拿到实验室进行测试。这些测试旨在衡量地毯作为屋尘螨栖息地的适宜性。为此，将一定数量的屋尘螨引入地毯碎片中，并确定4周后的存活螨和后代数量。清洗后，栖息地的适宜性明显不如之前。1个月后，栖息地适宜性部分但未完全恢复。3个月后，未发现清洗有任何影响。
