[Latex allergy prevalence and atopy in 1300 health care workers].
The aim of our research was to evaluate the latex allergy prevalence in 1300 health care workers by means of a self-administered questionnaire, clinical evaluation and specific allergological tests to confirm this condition. The results showed that all the questionnaire were completed, 60 subjects reported work-related symptoms, and 35 subjects out of 60 had latex allergy, 2.7% out of 1300 workers, lower than others studies, all 35 subjects were also atopic. This study confirms that the atopy is an important risk for the development of latex allergy.
Medicina Interna e Patologie Sistemiche, Università, Catania. proietti@unict.it
Lidia
L
Proietti
Gaetano
G
Gueli
Giandomenico
G
La Rocca
Gianluca
G
Bonanno
Nunziatina
N
Vasta
Rosaria
R
Bella
Sebastian
S
Barbagallo
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D017575:Gloves, Protective / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D006969:Hypersensitivity, Immediate / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D020315:Latex Hypersensitivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D010328:Patch Tests; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires