Latex Allergy: A Prevention Guide

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• Journal Article:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  Latex gloves have proved effective in preventing transmission of many infectious diseases to health care workers. But for some workers, exposures to latex may result in allergic reactions. Reports of such reactions have increased in recent years especially among health care workers. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Dermatitis Irritants Latex Hypersensitivity Lubricants Occupational Health Respiratory Tract Diseases Safety
• Keywords:
  Sensitivity-testing; Contact-dermatitis; Irritants; Respiratory-system-disorders; Lotions; Lubricants
• Source:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, DHHS (NIOSH) Publication No. 98-113, 1998 Apr; :1-6
• Series:
  NIOSH Numbered Publications
• Publisher:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Handout/Flyer
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 3 ; OSHA Region 5 ; West Virginia
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DRDS - Division of Respiratory Disease Studies ; DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  2 pdf pages
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000224
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:813a512f5da569e67cd90d637534ab7076ccd7febd433124a82476b00d456fd4a1e5bf7224e8af0065b691489724a16da881897764e3c2d9f057cf8320173829
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/21296/cdc_21296_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 157.94 KB ]