[Sampling of airborne allergens: practical experience].

The availability of specific monoclonal and policlonal antibodies and the standardization of allergen extracts enables to quantify the exposure to airborne allergens in the domestic environment and at the workplace. In this article we report our experience coming from three studies based upon the measurement of airborne allergens in different environments. In a pharmaceutical factory we measured levels of laboratory animals allergens and evaluated the prevalence of sensitization to the same allergens among the workers.