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Indicadores infecciosos e inflamatórios entre trabalhadores da limpeza urbana em São Paulo

Revista Brasileira de Saúde Ocupacional
O objetivo deste trabalho foi comparar agravos à saúde entre grupos funcionais de trabalhadores da limpeza urbana (TLU) decorrentes de exposição biológica do contato com os Resíduos Sólidos (RS) em São Paulo, 2007.
Gustavo Silveira Graudenz
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Qualitative and quantitative approaches of occupational risks agents in a Brazilian facilit

Brazilian Journal of Radiation Sciences, 2018
The occupational risk assessment is a structured and systematic process, which depends on the correct identification of probable risk factors and agents potentially founded at workplace.
Janete C. G. Carneiro, Alice S. Alves, Demerval L. Rodrigues, Denise S. Levy, Gian-Maria A. A. Sordi   +4 more
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Infectious disease risks associated with occupational exposure: a systematic review of the literature [PDF]

, 2012
Employees in different types of work may be intentionally or accidentally exposed to biological agents. Improved risk assessment is needed to identify opportunities to prevent work-related infectious disease.
Tariq, L. (Luqman), Haagsma, J.A. (Juanita), Tariq, L., Dep IRAS, Heederik, D.J.J., Risk Assessment of Toxic and Immunomodulatory Agents, Heederik, DJ, Havelaar, A.H., Heederik, D. (Dick), Haagsma, Juanita, Havelaar, A.H. (Arie), Havelaar, AH, Tariq, L (Luqman), Haagsma, J.A.   +13 more
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Occupational exposures and genetic susceptibility to occupational exposures are related to sickness absence in the Lifelines cohort study [PDF]

, 2020
In this cross-sectional study, we investigated the association between occupational exposures and sickness absence (SA), the mediating role of respiratory symptoms, and whether genetic susceptibility to SA upon occupational exposures exists.
Bültmann, Ute, dIRAS RA-2, Vonk, Judith M, IRAS OH Epidemiology Chemical Agents, Faruque, Md Omar; id_orcid, Faruque, Md Omar, Vermeulen, Roel, Kromhout, Hans, De Jong, Kim, Boezen, H Marike, Vonk, Judith M., Bültmann, Ute; id_orcid, Boezen, H. Marike   +12 more
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Prevalence of methicillin-resistant and methicillin-susceptible s. aureus in the saliva of health professionals

Clinics, 2009
INTRODUCTION: S. aureus is one of the main agents of nosocomial infection and is sometimes difficult to treat with currently available active antimicrobials.
Milton Jorge de Carvalho, Fabiana Cristina Pimenta, Miyeko Hayashida, Elucir Gir, Adriana Maria da Silva, Caio Parente Barbosa, Silvia Rita Marin da Silva Canini, Silvana Santiago   +7 more
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Male Participants in a Multicenter Longitudinal Australian Study Cohort

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The aim of this study was to determine the differences in demographic, serologic, and clinical characteristics between male and female patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in an Australian cohort. Methods This was a retrospective observational study using data from the Australian Scleroderma Cohort Study.
Emily Lin, Dylan Hansen, Laura Ross, Gene‐Siew Ngian, Susanna Proudman, Gabor Major, Maryam Tabesh, Mandana Nikpour, Jennifer Walker, Lauren Host, Nava Ferdowsi, Alannah Quinlivan, Wendy Stevens, Joanne Sahhar, Diane Apostolopoulos   +14 more
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Rheumatoid Arthritis and Coronary Artery Calcium Progression: A Case Cohort Analysis From ELSA‐Brasil

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective To investigate the association between rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and coronary artery calcium (CAC) prevalence, incidence, and progression over four years in adults without prior cardiovascular disease. Methods A case‐cohort study within the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Adult Health (ELSA‐Brasil) included 585 participants (86 patients with ...
Patrícia Fonseca Estrada, Marcos Rafael N. Cavalcante, Itamar de Souza Santos, Márcio S. Bittencourt, Vandrize Meneghini, Paulo A. Lotufo, Alessandra C. Goulart, Isabela M. Bensenor   +7 more
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Occupational Exposure to biological agents in wastewater treatment plants [PDF]

, 2014
Poor risk assessment is one of the emerging issues related with the occupational exposure to biological agents. The principles for the management of biological risks are described in the Directive 2000/54/EC and employers are responsible for ensuring ...
Rosa, Nuno, Cano, Manuela, Aguiar, Fátima   +2 more
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Occupational exposure to contaminated biological material: perceptions and feelings experienced among dental students

Revista de Odontologia da UNESP
INTRODUCTION: Dental students may be a particularly vulnerable group exposed to the risk of acquiring infections through occupational injuries.OBJECTIVE: To investigate the perceptions with regard to their occupational exposure to potentially infectious ...
Camila PINELLI, Luis Felipe Garcia Leal MOUTA   +1 more
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Eventos adversos relacionados à profilaxia anti-retroviral em acidentes ocupacionais Adverse events relating to antiretroviral prophylaxis for occupational accidents

Revista de Saúde Pública, 2007
O objetivo do estudo foi descrever os eventos adversos clínicos e laboratoriais secundários ao uso dos agentes anti-retrovirais em indivíduos submetidos à quimioprofilaxia.
Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo Medeiros, Elcio Bakowski, Silvia Janice Gomes Sassi, Alessandra Santana Destra   +3 more
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