Relevance of sensitization to occupational allergy and asthma in the detergent industry

Journal of Immunotoxicology

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 314-319

  Basketter, David ^a   Berg, Ninna ^b   Kruszewski, Francis H ^c   Sarlo, Katherine ^d   Concoby, Beth ^e  

^a DABMEB CONSULTANCY LTD   (United Kingdom)

^b NOVOZYMES A S   (Denmark)

^c American Cleaning Institute   (United States)

^d PROCTER AND GAMBLE COMPANY   (United States)

^e GENENCOR INTERNATIONAL INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Detergents; Enzymes; IgE allergy; Occupational allergy; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; BACTERIAL ENZYME; DETERGENT; FUNGAL ENZYME; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; INDUSTRIAL ENZYME;

ALLERGIC ASTHMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COUGHING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INDUSTRIAL WORKER; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL ALLERGY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PRICK TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY T LYMPHOCYTE; RESPIRATORY TRACT ALLERGY; RHINITIS; RISK FACTOR; SKIN SENSITIZATION; WHEEZING;

ASTHMA; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; DETERGENTS; ENZYMES; FEMALE; FUNGAL PROTEINS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

EID: 84865302486     PISSN: 1547691X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/1547691X.2012.656855     Document Type: Article

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