Publications by authors named "Tiago Henrique Garcia da Silva"
Induced sputum abnormalities in gas station attendants.
Tiago Henrique Garcia da Silva Ada Clarice Gastaldi Marcel Koenigkam Santos Bruno Spinosa de Martinis José Baddini-Martinez
Int Arch Occup Environ Health
March 2022
Purpose: To investigate inflammatory changes in the induced sputum (IS) of gas station attendants (GSAs) at risk of exposure to fuel vapors through inhalation and susceptible to respiratory complaints and impaired lung function.
Methods: Hypertonic saline-IS was collected from 52 GSAs who had never smoked (42 men, age = 35.9 ± 8.