In addition, in a nested case-control study in children from Esmeraldas (Ecuador) it was found that 32.69 % of wheezers and 10.8 % of controls living in urban zones were HDM sensitized as detected by serum specific IgE, a highly significant difference [ 71 ].
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Studies worldwide have shown an increasing trend in their prevalence over the last decades.