https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/568126
標題: | Latex allergy in hospital employees | 作者: | Lai C.-C. Yan D.-C. Yu J. Chou C.-C. BOR-LUEN CHIANG Hsieh K.-H. |
關鍵字: | allergy; IgE; latex | 公開日期: | 1997 | 卷: | 96 | 期: | 4 | 起(迄)頁: | 266-271 | 來源出版物: | Journal of the Formosan Medical Association | 摘要: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and risk factors of latex-allergy in hospital personnel and the presence of latex-specific IgE in a latex-allergic group in Taiwan. A total of 1,021 hospital employees were initially screened for latex allergy with a questionnaire, which included sex, age, job categories, number of years of employment, daily working hours, frequency of latex glove wearing, symptoms of immediate reactions to latex gloves and history of previous atopic diseases. Among them, 70 hospital employees (6.8%; 95% confidence interval 1.9%-11.8%) had symptoms associated with glove wearing. The frequencies in different job categories were 28.3% of surgical nurses, 9.2% of surgeons, 5.8% of regular floor nurses, 5.2% of technicians, 4.6% of physicians, and 4.5% of laboratory researchers. The symptoms were significantly related to the frequency of latex glove exposure, surgical work, current hand eczema and history of atopic dermatitis. In contrast, the number of years of employment, daily working hours and previous history of hand eczema were not correlated with the symptoms of latex allergy. Latex-specific IgE was assayed by the dot blot method in 36 hospital employees of the latex allergic group (positive rate, 55.6%). We concluded that the prevalence of latex-allergy among hospital personnel was 6.9% and certain predisposing factors such as atopic dermatitis, current hand eczema and surgical work may play a critical role in triggering and aggravating the symptoms. |
URI: | https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-0030975162&partnerID=40&md5=e694676bf27c6e802f5cf893f5e03941 https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/568126 |
ISSN: | 0929-6646 | SDG/關鍵字: | immunoglobulin e; latex; adult; article; contact allergy; dermatitis; eczema; female; hospital personnel; human; major clinical study; male; occupational allergy; prevalence; risk factor; surgical glove; taiwan; Adult; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Dermatitis, Occupational; Female; Gloves, Protective; Health Personnel; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Latex; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; Odds Ratio |
顯示於: | 醫學系 |
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