Particulate masks and non-powdered gloves reduce latex allergen inhaled by healthcare workers

Clinical and Experimental Allergy

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1166-1169

  Mitakakis, T Z ^a   Tovey, E R ^a,b   Yates, D H ^a   Toelle, B G ^a   Johnson, A ^a   Sutherland, M F ^a   O'Hehir, R E ^a   Marks, G B ^a  

^a Cooperative Research Centre for Asthma ^*  (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Allergen; Exposure; Hev b 5; Intervention; IOM; Latex; Mask; Nasal air sampler

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; LATEX;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLER; ALLERGY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE MASK; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIZATION;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BRONCHOSCOPY; GLOVES, PROTECTIVE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MASKS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 0036037434     PISSN: 09547894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2745.2002.01432.x     Document Type: Article

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