Frequency in allergy to proteins of latex in health care workers

Allergologia et Immunopathologia

Volumn 33, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 210-213

  Moreno, H Leonardo ^a,c   Avila E ^a   Angulo, Y ^a   Portillo, J ^a   Moreno, L ^a   Reza, G ^a   Hernandez V ^a   Levario, M ^b  

^a Hospital CIMA Chihuahua   (Mexico)

^b INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^c Unidad de Alergia y Dermatología   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Health care workers; Latex allergy; Occupational allergy

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; EVANS BLUE; HISTAMINE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGIC REACTION; ALLERGY; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; CONTACT DERMATITIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; PREVALENCE; SCAR FORMATION;

EID: 26944502376     PISSN: 03010546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13077745     Document Type: Article

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