Hev b 6.02 is the most important allergen in health care workers sensitized occupationally by natural rubber latex gloves

Allergology International

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 347-355

  Yagami, Akiko ^a,b   Suzuki, Kayoko ^b   Saito, Hirohisa ^a   Matsunaga, Kayoko ^b  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE FOR CHILD HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT   (Japan)

^b FUJITA HEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Allergen; Health care workers; Latex allergy; Latex gloves; Skin prick test

Indexed keywords

HEVEIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; LATEX;

ADULT; ALLERGY; ANAPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTACT URTICARIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GLOVE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENSITIZATION; SEROLOGY; URTICARIA;

EID: 70450203341     PISSN: 13238930     EISSN: 14401592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2332/allergolint.08-OA-0046     Document Type: Article

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