Latex allergy in health care workers in Taiwan: Prevalence, clinical features

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 455-457

  Wan, Kong Sang ^a   Lue, Hung Chi ^b  

^a TAIPEI CITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b MIN SHENG GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Fruit allergy; Health care workers; Natural rubber latex

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ALLERGY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATOPIC DERMATITIS; ATOPY; BANANA; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHESTNUT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; FOOD ALLERGY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KIWIFRUIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MELON; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OPERATING ROOM; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIOALLERGOSORBENT TEST; RHINITIS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIZATION; SKIN TEST; SURGICAL GLOVE; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; TOMATO;

HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN;

CUCUMIS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM;

EID: 33847644212     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-006-0146-z     Document Type: Article

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