Myelomeningocele, avocados, and rubber tree plants.
Infants with myelomeningocele and the nurses who care for them have something in common. Both are at higher risk than the general population for developing latex allergies. This article provides a review of the literature regarding latex production, latex allergic responses in children and adults, types of latex allergic reactions, and prevention of latex allergies.
Pilcher
Jobeth
J
NICU, Baylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA. jobethp@baylorhealth.edu
Sogard
Lisa
L
D000328:Adult; D006266:Health Education; D006282:Health Personnel; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008591:Meningomyelocele / Q000150:complications / Q000276:immunology* / Q000451:nursing; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010351:Patient Discharge