Titre du document / Document title

Latex allergy in hospital employees

Auteur(s) / Author(s)

YASSIN M. S. ; LIERL M. B. ⁽¹⁾ ; FISCHER T. J. ⁽¹⁾ ; O'BRIEN K. ⁽¹⁾ ; CROSS J. ⁽¹⁾ ; STEINMETZ C. ⁽¹⁾ ;

Affiliation(s) du ou des auteurs / Author(s) Affiliation(s)

⁽¹⁾ Univ. Cincinnati coll. medicine, dep. pediatrics, Cincinnati OH, ETATS-UNIS

Résumé / Abstract

To investigate the incidence of latex IgE-mediated hypersensitivity, 224 hospital employees were interviewed and prick skin tests were performed to six common aeroallergen extracts, one non-latex synthetic glove extract, and four different latex glove extracts. Of the 224 subjects, there were 136 nurses, 41 laboratory technicians, 13 dental staff, 11 physicians, 6 respiratory therapists, and 17 housekeeping and clerical workers. All 224 subjects tested negative for the nonlatex glove (Tactylon) extract but 38 (17%) tested positive for latex extracts

Revue / Journal Title

Annals of allergy   ISSN 0003-4738   CODEN ANAEA3 

Source / Source

1994, vol. 72, n^o3, pp. 245-249 (17 ref.)

Langue / Language

Anglais

Editeur / Publisher

American College of Allergy and Immunology, Palatine, IL, ETATS-UNIS  (1943-1994) (Revue)

Mots-clés anglais / English Keywords

Allergy ; Epidemiology ; Human ; Latex ; Employee ; Hospital ; Immunopathology ; Skin disease ;

Mots-clés français / French Keywords

Allergie ; Epidémiologie ; Homme ; Latex ; Employé ; Hôpital ; Immunopathologie ; Peau pathologie ;

Mots-clés espagnols / Spanish Keywords

Alergia ; Epidemiología ; Hombre ; Látex ; Empleado ; Hospital ; Inmunopatología ; Piel patología ;

Localisation / Location

INIST-CNRS, Cote INIST : 5910, 35400004962479.0100