Prevalence of type I allergy to natural rubber latex and type IV allergy to latex and rubber additives in operating room staff with glove-related symptoms

Allergy and Asthma Proceedings

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 557-563

  Miri, Sara ^a   Pourpak, Zahra ^b   Zarinara, Alam ^b   Heidarzade, Marzieh ^b   Kazemnejad, Anoushirvan ^c   Kardar, Gholamali ^b   Firooz, Alireza ^b   Moin, Athar ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Allergy; Contact dermatitis; Glove related symptoms; Natural rubber latex; Operating room staff; Patch test; Prevalence; Rubber additives; Skin prick test; Tetramethylthiuram monosulfide

Indexed keywords

EID: 36649030369     PISSN: 10885412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2500/aap2007.28.3031     Document Type: Article

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