Natural rubber latex hypersensitivity with skin prick test in operating room personnel

Iranian Journal of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 219-220

  Nabavizadeh, Seyed Hessamedin ^a   Anushiravani, Amir ^b   Amin, Reza ^c  

^a YASUJ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Hypersensitivity; Latex; Operation room

Indexed keywords

RUBBER;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATOPY; BANANA; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTACT DERMATITIS; CROSS REACTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; FEMALE; FOOD ALLERGY; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INFORMED CONSENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OPERATING ROOM PERSONNEL; PREVALENCE; PRICK TEST; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING TEST; SKIN ALLERGY; SKIN TEST; SURGICAL GLOVE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; LATEX HYPERSENSITIVITY; MALE; OPERATING ROOMS; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; PREVALENCE; SKIN TESTS;

EID: 77951576967     PISSN: 17351502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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