title: Possible asbestos hazards in clinical allergy.
abstract: The potential hazards of biological products contaminated by asbestos fibers are quite properly being reviewed by the food and pharmaceutical industries. We have demonstrated that glycerinated saline solutions can be contaminated with asbestos fibers under certain conditions of simulated clinical use of asbestos-packed syringes. Because the fibrogenic and carcinogenic effects of asbestos are subtle and may not be manifest for a long latent period, the future use of asbestos containing materials in allergy practice might be more harmful than now realized.
mesh_terms: D001194:Asbestos / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004342:Drug Hypersensitivity; D006801:Humans; D012996:Solutions / Q000032:analysis; D013594:Syringes
chemical_list: D012996:Solutions; D001194:Asbestos