Department establishes latex allergy task force

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• Personal Author:
  Gerwell B
• Description:
  Natural latex gloves have proven effective in preventing transmission of many infectious diseases. Unfortunately, use of latex gloves in this preventive effort has contributed to the sensitization of at least 1-6% of the general population, and 7- 10% of the health-care workers to natural rubber latex allergens (see sidebar). Latex is composed of various lipids, phospholipids, and proteins. The proteins can sensitize or induce IgE antibodies production in predisposed individuals. Chemicals, including antioxidants and accelerators, added during the manufacturing process may cause hypersensitivity. The amount of latex protein exposure needed to produce sensitization or an allergic reaction is unknown. Reductions in exposure to latex proteins have been reported to be associated with decreased sensitization and symptoms. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Communicable Diseases Hypersensitivity Lipids Occupational Health Personal Protective Equipment Preventive Medicine Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety
• Keywords:
  Allergic-reactions Allergies Chemical-composition Exposure-levels Gloves Infection-control Infectious-diseases Personal-protection Personal-protective-equipment Phospholipids Preventive-medicine Proteins Risk-factors Worker-health Workers

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• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Newsletter
• Place as Subject:
  New Jersey ; OSHA Region 2
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  10-11
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20043671
• Citation:
  Occupational Health Surveillance Update 1999 Dec; :10-11
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2000
• Performing Organization:
  New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19920930
• Source Full Name:
  Occupational Health Surveillance Update
• End Date:
  20060929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:c64c1fa2274bf6281e398d353a5fa175350ea7ad4bdd79402f5be2e5ff72dafeed36a61de0ecdae3c38864a616163512291429632fb6f76d15b11e3817341557
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/195507/cdc_195507_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 594.27 KB ]