Endotoxins and IgG antibodies as indicators of occupational exposure to the microbial contaminants of metal-working fluids

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 72, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 443-450

  Laitinen, S ^a   Linnainmaa, M ^a   Laitinen, J ^a   Kiviranta, H ^b   Reiman, M ^a   Liesivuori, J ^c  

^a FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteria; Endotoxin; Fungi; IgG antibody; Metal working fluid

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; ENDOTOXIN; FUNGUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MINERAL OIL; RAPESEED OIL;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIAL COUNT; CLADOSPORIUM; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; CONTAMINATION; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; METAL INDUSTRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCHROBACTRUM ANTHROPI; PENICILLIUM; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA; WORKER;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; ENDOTOXINS; FINLAND; FUNGI; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INDUSTRIAL OILS; LINEAR MODELS; METALS; MINERAL OIL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PLANT OILS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

ASPERGILLUS; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CLADOSPORIUM; COMAMONAS TESTOSTERONI; DELFTIA ACIDOVORANS; FUNGI; NEGIBACTERIA; OCHROBACTRUM ANTHROPI; PANTOEA AGGLOMERANS; PENICILLIUM; SINAPIS ARVENSIS; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 0032871924     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004200050397     Document Type: Article

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