| Autor: |
Hunt LW; Mayo Medical Center Latex Allergy Task Force, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minn 55905, USA., Boone-Orke JL, Fransway AF, Fremstad CE, Jones RT, Swanson MC, McEvoy MT, Miller LK, Majerus ET, Luker PA, Scheppmann DL, Webb MJ, Yunginger JW |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine [J Occup Environ Med] 1996 Aug; Vol. 38 (8), pp. 765-70. |
| DOI: |
10.1097/00043764-199608000-00011 |
| Abstrakt: |
Latex is a common cause of occupational allergy in health care workers; latex-sensitized patients are at increased risk of allergic reactions in medical environments. Skin test reagents and latex-specific immunoglobulin E immunoassays were established for diagnosis of latex allergy. Inhibition immunoassays were developed for measuring latex aeroallergens and latex allergens in rubber products. A registry of latex-sensitive employees was established. High-allergen gloves were removed from the medical center inventory; latex aeroallergen levels subsequently declined. Despite an increasing number of gloves used annually, expenditures for gloves in 1994 were lower than in previous years. Latex-sensitive individuals can be identified using skin tests or immunoassays. Latex aeroallergen levels in medical environments can be reduced substantially at lower cost by using powder-free rubber gloves with lower allergen content. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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