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Latex sensitization and allergy in Hospital General de Mexico surgery residents

Revista Alergia México, 2018
Background: The prevalence of latex allergy ranges from 0.8 to 6.5% and is the second cause of perioperative anaphylaxis. The main risk factors are being a health worker or latex producer, hours of latex gloves or products usage, exposure to other hand ...
Mariana Esther Arroyo-Cruz, Rodrigo Collado-Chagoya, Javier Hernández-Romero, Alejandro Eliosa Alvarado-Gumaro, Ana del Carmen García-González, Rosa Isela Campos-Gutiérrez, Andrea Aída Velasco-Medina, Guillermo Velázquez-Sámano   +7 more
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Perioperative Latex Allergy [PDF]

International Journal of Immunopathology and Pharmacology, 2011
The prevalence of latex allergy varies greatly depending on the population studied and the methods used to detect sensitization. Subjects considered to be at high risk for latex allergy are rubber industry workers, children with spina bifida and urological abnormalities, children undergoing multiple surgical procedures and with urinary catheterization,
Bernardini R, Catania P, Caffarelli C, Cardinale F, Franceschini F, Pelosi U, PERONI, DIEGO   +6 more
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Kiwi allergy in atopic dermatitis patients – analysis of specific IgE results in ALEX2 multiplex examination. Latex fruit syndrome

Food and Agricultural Immunology, 2022
Our study analyses the sensitisation profile to kiwi allergens in patients suffering from atopic dermatitis with the use of ALEX2 Allergy Explorer test. The sensitisation to molecular components of latex, banana, avocado, pollen, seeds within latex fruit
J. Čelakovská, E. Čermákova, R. Vaňková, P. Boudková, C. Andrýs, J. Krejsek   +5 more
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Cross-sensitization between poppy seed and buckwheat in a food-allergic patient with poppy seed anaphylaxis [PDF]

, 2006
The opium poppy, Papaver somniferum L., is the source of both poppy seeds and opium. The commercially available seeds are widely used as ingredients for various kinds of food.
Oppel, T., Thomas, P., Wollenberg, A.
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Sensitization profiles to purified plant food allergens among pediatric patients with allergy to banana. [PDF]

, 2011
Banana fruit allergy is well known, but neither immunoglobulin E recognition patterns to purified plant food allergens nor true prevalences of putative banana allergens have been established. This study aimed to characterize β-1,3-glucanase and thaumatin-
Bobolea, Irina, Díaz Perales, Araceli, Martin-Muñoz, Flora, Palacín Gómez, Aranzazu, Pascual, Cristina, Quirce, Santiago, Salcedo Duran, Gabriel, Sánchez-Monge Laguna de Rins, Rosa   +7 more
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Quantitative Analysis of Immunoglobulin E Reactivity Profiles in Patients Allergic or Sensitized to Natural Rubber Latex (Hevea Brasiliensis) [PDF]

, 2007
Characterized native and recombinant Hevea brasiliensis (rHev b) natural rubber latex (NRL) allergens are available to assess patient allergen sensitization profiles.
Arif, S, Brüning, T, Cremer, R, Gaspar, A, Hamilton, R, Lundberg, M, Pires, G, Raulf-Heimsoth, M, Rihs, H-P, Rozynek, P, Sander, I, Yeang, H   +11 more
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Follow-up Study of Latex-allergic Health Care Workers in Japan

Allergology International, 2006
Background: While many cases of latex allergy have been reported in Japanese health care workers (HCWs) since 1992, there have been no follow-up studies after removing latex from the workplace.
Akiko Yagami, Kayoko Suzuki, Hisao Kano, Kayoko Matsunaga   +3 more
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Latex anaphylaxis in healthcare worker and the occupational health management perspective: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 2023
Latex allergy is a critical occupational health problem in healthcare settings. Exposure to latex can lead to severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis.
Chatpong Ngamchokwathana, Naesinee Chaiear   +1 more
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Successful desensitization to latex by sublingual immunotherapy in a health worker

Revista Alergia México, 2014
Latex allergy is still a public health problem responsible for some occupational diseases tough to be treated without removing the patient from his/her workspace.
Adriano B Sá, Ângela Gaspar, Dirceu Solé, Mário Morais-Almeida   +3 more
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Allergic Disorders in Africa and Africans: Is it Primarily a Priority? [PDF]

, 2010
In Africa, the burden of some diseases has been a problem for centuries. The spectrum of African diseases includes allergies, infections, nutritional deficiencies, and natural disasters.
Adams, Araujo, Araujo, Asmah, Breman, Brugman, Butler, Carvalho, Chaisson, Cooper, Cooper, Cooper, Cullinan, Dagoye, Dagoye, Du Toit, Erasto Vitus Mbugi, Estmbale, Gadermaier, Grant, Jaffu Othniel Chilongola, Jeannin, Jeebhay, Jeebhay, Kamradt, Linneberg, Linneberg, Lopata, Lynch, Lynch, Madsen, Marshall, Matricardi, Matricardi, Mercer, Modjarrad, Moore, Motala, Ndiaye, Nicolaou, Nyan, Obeng, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Obihara, Okano, Pacifico, Palyvos, Pawankar, Platts-Mills, Potter, Potter, Potter, Potter, Rauter, Riedler, Scrivener, Sibanda, Sibanda, Steinman, Thyssen, Tohon, van den Biggelaar, van den Biggelaar, van den Biggelaar, van der Kleij, van Niekerk, Van Niekerk, Veien, Veien, Vergara, Weinberg, Westritschnig, Wuthrich, Yazdanbakhsh, Yazdanbakhsh, Yazdanbakhsh, Zar   +80 more
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