Latex Allergy: Past and Present

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• Personal Author:
  Beezhold, Donald H. ; Mead BJ ; Weissman, David N.
• Description:
  Although latex products have been in use for over a century, allergic responses to latex proteins have only been recognized as a serious health problem for the past 15 years. Latex allergy particularly effects two groups, health care workers (HCW) and children with spina bifida (SB). This manuscript provides a brief history of latex allergy, and a review of the following: the manufacturing process for dipped latex products, the 11 latex allergens that have been characterized and received allergen designations by the Internation Union of Immunological Societies, the methods used in exposure assessment, the epidemiology and clinical management of latex allergy, and the use of animal models in investigating mechanisms underlying latex allergy. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Antigens Epidemiology Health Care Facilities Workforce And Services Health Personnel Hypersensitivity Occupational Health Risk Assessment Risk Factors Safety Skin Skin Diseases

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• Keywords:
  Allergens Allergic-dermatitis Allergic-disorders Allergic-reactions Allergies Animal Models Author Keywords: Latex Allergy Exposure Assessment Health-care Health-care-facilities Health-care-personnel IgE Latex Allergens Risk-analysis Risk-factors Statistical-analysis

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• ISSN:
  1567-5769
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  HELD - Health Effects Laboratory Division ; OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  225-238
• Volume:
  2
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20027223
• Citation:
  Int Immunopharmacol 2002 Feb; 2(2-3):225-238
• Contact Point Address:
  Pathology and Physiology Research Branch, Health Effects Laboratory Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 1095 Willowdale Road, Morgantown, WV 26505, USA
• Email:
  bhm8@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2002
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Source Full Name:
  International Immunopharmacology
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/197512/cdc_197512_DS1.pdf
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