title: Latex allergy in health care workers.
abstract: Since the 1980s, universal precautions have been instituted to protect against bloodborne infections. However, protective equipment can cause allergic sensitization, with the potential for severe and even life-threatening reactions. Latex gloves, in particular, have been problematic.
authors.affiliation: Business Health Services, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Burton
mesh_terms: D003877:Dermatitis, Contact / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D017575:Gloves, Protective / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007840:Latex / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000276:immunology; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology; D016273:Occupational Exposure; D010564:Personnel, Hospital; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D007840:Latex