title: Latex allergy and implications for urology nursing.
abstract: Latex hypersensitivity is a major occupational health concern. Health care workers as well as patients who are not yet diagnosed are the most at-risk populations. Knowledge about everyday products that may increase one's exposure to latex allergy is an important prevention strategy and will assist in decreasing the overall incidence of latex allergy among patients and health care workers.
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, Baltimore, USA.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Patriarca
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Korniewicz
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009740:Nursing Staff; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D012307:Risk Factors; D017751:Safety Management / Q000379:methods*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing; D014572:Urology