Latex Allergy: A Path to Prevention

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• Personal Author:
  Beezhold, Donald H. ; Sussman GL
• Description:
  Latex allergy has influenced everyday medical practice, healthcare policy decisions and industry modifications, which were necessary to deal with this rapidly growing disease. A recent study of latex-allergic patients clearly demonstrated a decline in latex sensitization. This was partly due to the decline in levels of the allergenic proteins on gloves. However, in some patients, latex allergy disappeared with a conversion to a negative in-vivo- and in-vitro-specific IgE test. This is another area where latex allergy research can enter into an area of the unknown. The natural history of allergic diseases is largely unknown. With the removal of the major source of sensitization, the next decade may witness the continued decline and disappearance of latex allergy. However, it must be stressed that present-day avoidance precautions are still mandatory in all latex allergic patients. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Health Personnel Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Protective Clothing Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Allergens Allergic-dermatitis Allergic-reactions Allergies Health-care-personnel Protective-clothing
• ISSN:
  1491-4247
• Publisher:
  STA Communications, Inc., Quebec, Canada
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10-13
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20031420
• Citation:
  Allergy Asthma 2006 Summer; :10-13
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2006
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  Allergy & Asthma
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:62c8b00326d26d7bfda93a4ef90a98b2adbe07246e96e89c03368c2837c179aa0a84f4e17969c89de91f024823905c4dad22fb524cf53e3cb09cb1310b644f29
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/185725/cdc_185725_DS1.pdf
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