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Reduced protein levels in latex gloves may play an alternative approach to lowering latex sensitization risks among health workers; a cross-sectional analytical study.
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Nursing Department, Queen Sirikit Heart Center of the Northeast, Faculty of Medicine, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Thailand.
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- This study investigates latex glove usage among nursing staff, focusing on the risk of latex allergies linked to glove protein levels, comparing low-protein (non-powdered) versus high-protein (powdered) gloves at a university hospital in Thailand.
- It involved 481 nurses divided into two groups based on glove type, assessing latex allergy symptoms through questionnaires and latex-specific IgE tests, finding no significant differences in sensitization but fewer allergy symptoms in the low-protein group.
- Results indicated that the low-protein glove users reported significantly fewer current allergy symptoms (9.8% vs. a higher percentage in the high-protein group), potentially indicating advancements in glove manufacturing are
Latex Allergy - From Discovery to Component-resolved Diagnosis.
Endocr Metab Immune Disord Drug Targets
May 2024
Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Policlinico di Bari, Bari, Italy.
Latex allergy is a hypersensitivity response to natural rubber latex (NRL) proteins or rubber chemicals used in the manufacture of latex products. An accurate diagnosis is the first step in the effective management of individuals with latex allergy, especially in high-risk groups, such as healthcare workers and those affected by spina bifida. Diagnosis is based on the clinical history and an accurate allergological evaluation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAn Investigation of Latex Sensitivity and Respiratory Complaints in Workers in a Rubber-Based Material Manufacturing Industry.
J Occup Environ Med
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From the Unye State Hospital, Chest Diseases, Ordu, Turkey (M.F.E.); Department of Chest Disease, School of Medicine, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey (P.Y.G, E.G.B, P.M.A.); Department of Allergy Immunology, School of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey (G.D.M.); Dinar State Hospital, Chest Diseases, Afyonkarahisar, Turkey (M.E.); Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Duzce University, Duzce, Turkey (İ.E.Ş.); and Workplace Doctor, Duzce, Turkey (S.Ç., H.M.K.).
Objective: To present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of latex sensitivity in a workplace that produced rubber-based vehicle seals.
Method: The serum latex-specific IgE levels, respiratory complaints, PFT, serum interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-8, IL-10, IL-13 levels of all male workers (n = 108) exposed to latex in the workplace, which produced rubber seals, were compared with the control group (n = 52).
Results: The rates of latex-specific IgE >0.
Protein microarray allergen profiling in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid and serum of horses with asthma.
J Vet Intern Med
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Swiss Institute of Equine Medicine (ISME), Department of Clinical Veterinary Medicine, Vetsuisse Faculty, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.
Background: The diagnostic value of allergen-specific immunoglobulin E (IgE) in horses with asthma is uncertain. A recently developed protein microarray detected abnormally high latex-specific IgE concentrations in the serum of horses with severe asthma.
Objectives: The main objective was to characterize the IgE profiles of asthmatic horses in Switzerland using a protein microarray platform in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF).
Concomitant chronic spontaneous urticaria treatment might hinder the diagnosis of occupational latex-induced anaphylaxis: A case report.
Asian Pac J Allergy Immunol
December 2021
Division of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Background: Cutaneous manifestations of chronic spontaneous urticaria (CSU) are identical to type 1 hypersensitivity reactions. The daily occurrence of rash from occupational allergy could be misinterpreted as CSU exacerbation.
Objective: We aim to report a nurse with concomitant CSU suffering from latex-induced anaphylaxis.
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