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- Title
A clinical and serological follow-up study of health care workers allergic to natural rubber latex who had followed a latex avoidance programme.
- Authors
Hemery, M. L.; Dhivert-Donnadieu, H.; Verdier, R.; Dujols, P.; Godard, P.; Demoly, P.
- Abstract
This article presents a clinical and serological follow-up study of health care workers allergic to natural rubber latex who had followed a latex avoidance programme. This study involved 33 health care workers allergic to latex who were followed up at the allergy unit of the University Hospital of Montpellier during a median of 21 months. In the case of latex allergens in hospitals, total avoidance of such a component seems to be utopia. The clinical manifestations of allergy in the workplace were urticaria (66.7%), rhinitis (54.5%), asthma (36.4%), conjunctivitis (21%) and angioedema (18%).
- Subjects
MONTPELLIER (France); FRANCE; SEROLOGY; ALLERGIES; MEDICAL care; HOSPITALS
- Publication
Allergy, 2004, Vol 59, Issue 9, p1013
- ISSN
0105-4538
- Publication type
Other
- DOI
10.1111/j.1398-9995.2004.00484.x