dc.creatorLopes, RAM
dc.creatorBenatti, MCC
dc.creatorZollner, RL
dc.date2004
dc.dateJAN
dc.date2014-11-14T01:05:34Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:03:37Z
dc.date2014-11-14T01:05:34Z
dc.date2015-11-26T16:03:37Z
dc.date.accessioned2018-03-28T22:52:51Z
dc.date.available2018-03-28T22:52:51Z
dc.identifierAllergy. Blackwell Munksgaard, v. 59, n. 1, n. 107, n. 110, 2004.
dc.identifier0105-4538
dc.identifierWOS:000187243100017
dc.identifier10.1046/j.1398-9995.2003.00350.x
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/67523
dc.identifierhttp://www.repositorio.unicamp.br/handle/REPOSIP/67523
dc.identifierhttp://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/67523
dc.identifier.urihttp://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/1265310
dc.descriptionBackground: Frequent exposure to latex causes various reactions such as respiratory symptoms and anaphylactic shock. In these cases, proteins found in natural latex are responsible for the serious systemic antilatex-mediated immediate hypersensitive reactions. Methods: Cross-sectional descriptive survey focusing on 96 Brazilian health care workers (HCW) in the neonatal intensive care unit at CAISM, State University of Campinas UNICAMP, Brazil. All subjects were interviewed, donated blood samples for the latex-specific immunoglobulin E measurement and underwent the skin prick test (SPT) with an antigen extracted from latex gloves. Results: The prevalence of latex positive SPT was 8%. There were eight SPT positive and only one serologic test was in agreement with the SPT. Overall, there was evidence of an association between the latex SPT and reported eczema (P = 0.01); food allergy (P = 0.009) with pineapple (P = 0.01). Conclusions: These results suggest that the identification of reactions of immediate hypersensitivity mediated by antilatex antibodies in HCW should be encouraged to prevent occupational exposure to latex products.
dc.description59
dc.description1
dc.description107
dc.description110
dc.languageen
dc.publisherBlackwell Munksgaard
dc.publisherCopenhagen
dc.publisherDinamarca
dc.relationAllergy
dc.relationAllergy
dc.rightsfechado
dc.sourceWeb of Science
dc.subjectlatex allergy
dc.subjectlatex gloves
dc.subjectoccupational allergy
dc.subjectoccupational health
dc.subjectNatural-rubber Latex
dc.subjectBlood-donors
dc.subjectAllergy
dc.subjectPrevalence
dc.subjectPrevention
dc.subjectAntibodies
dc.subjectIge
dc.titleOccupational exposure of Brazilian neonatal intensive care workers to latex antigens
dc.typeArtículos de revistas


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