Description Allergen Detection

Allergene Detection

Indoors, the house dust mite is the most common cause of allergies. Mites produce highly allergenic proteins, which attach themselves to dust and are inhaled with the air we breathe. Since we spend almost 90 percent of our time indoors, this means daily stress on our immune system.

In people who are hypersensitive, the allergen provokes a particularly severe allergic reaction, symptoms inluding a blocked or runny nose, red eyes, sneezing and asthma. These typical symptoms commonly occur at night or in the morning, as the mites thrive in warm and humid environments like the bed.

The table supplied with Dräger-Bio-Check Allergen Control groups the exposure levels into categories based on the scientific limit values for house dust allergens.

Instructions for use:

Remove test from packaging

• Wipe the Dräger-Bio-Check Allergen Control for one minute over the surface of the object in question (e.g. mattress, upholstery, carpet) to collect dust


• Drip the solution supplied with the product onto the sample. After 10 minutes the colour change will reveal the allergen concentration.