Background: There are few data that link quantified natural rubber latex (NRL) absorbable dusting powder aerosol to biologic responses in NRL-sensitized subjects.
Methods: We conducted a study on 30 health care workers with possible occupational asthma. All the subjects but 2 had a positive skin prick test result with NRL extract. Quantified environmental challenge (QEC) with powdered NRL gloves was performed in a 7-m(3) chamber. The patients would don and discard a pair of gloves every 3 minutes up to a maximum of 60 minutes. The concentrations of NRL aeroallergen were measured by a competitive IgE immunoassay. Ocular and respiratory symptoms and pulmonary function were monitored.
Results: Twenty-six patients (87%) had rhinoconjunctivitis, 19 (63%) had an asthmatic response (responders), and 1 patient developed eosinophilic bronchitis on QEC. The asthmatic responses were of the early type in 15 patients, dual in 3, and isolated late in 1 patient. The duration of exposures sufficient to elicit asthmatic responses varied from 3 to 114 cumulative minutes. Time-weighted average NRL aeroallergen concentrations during QEC with responders ranged between 199 and 1107 ng/m(3). NRL concentrations measured at various time points during exposure were reproducible. Measured concentrations of NRL aeroallergen between responders (677 +/- 281 ng/m(3)) and nonresponders (611 +/- 351 ng/m(3)) were not statistically different. The cumulative inhaled NRL aeroallergen dose required for an asthmatic response ranged between 25 to 515 ng.
Conclusion: The total dose of latex aeroallergen eliciting an asthmatic response during QEC was mostly affected by the duration of exposure and varied widely from person to person.
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