Latex allergy: epidemiological study of 1351 hospital workers

OBJECTIVE: To determine the prevalence of latex sensitisation among a large group of healthcare workers, study the occupational and non-occupational factors associated with latex allergy, and characterise latex exposure in air and by gloves. METHODS: All 2062 employees of a general hospital in Hamil...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Occupational and environmental medicine (London, England) England), 1997-05, Vol.54 (5), p.335-342
Hauptverfasser:	Liss, G M, Sussman, G L, Deal, K, Brown, S, Cividino, M, Siu, S, Beezhold, D H, Smith, G, Swanson, M C, Yunginger, J, Douglas, A, Holness, D L, Lebert, P, Keith, P, Wasserman, S, Turjanmaa, K
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Air Pollution, Indoor Air sampling Allergic diseases Allergies Biological and medical sciences Cross-Sectional Studies Female Food Food Hypersensitivity - epidemiology Gloves Gloves, Surgical - adverse effects Health care Health care industry Hospital units Humans Hypersensitivity Hypersensitivity - complications Hypersensitivity - epidemiology Hypersensitivity - etiology Hypersensitivity, Immediate - epidemiology Immunopathology Latex Latex allergies Male Medical personnel Medical sciences Medical Staff, Hospital Middle Aged Occupational exposure Occupational Exposure - adverse effects Operating rooms Prevalence Reagents Risk Factors Rubber - adverse effects Seasons Sensitization Skin Skin allergic diseases. Stinging insect allergies Skin Tests Symptoms
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