Prevention of Work-related Asthma: Study Search Results

Study Details

Prevention Level	Primary
Author	Seaton
Study Year	1994
Country	UK
Molecular Weight of Agent	HMW
Category	Mold
Agent	Aspergillus niger
Occupation	Workers manufacturing citric acid (Includes cohort reported by Topping, 1984)
Outcome/Diagnosis	Occupational asthma
Activity Intervention	Enclosure of process, exhaust ventilation, respirator use, education (1984)
Participation Rate	Original cohort: 101 of 261 eligible subjects (Participation rate: 39%) New workers: 37 of 76 eligible subjects (Participation rate: 49%)
Intervention Effectiveness	Before intervention, 18 of 343 workers were diagnosed with OA. No new cases of OA or specific skin sensitization occurred among original cohort with no symptoms in 1984 (n=90) or new workers surveyed in 1988 (n=34) who survived up through the last follow-up in 1991.