Secondary |
Bernstein |
2003 |
USA |
HMW |
Plants |
Latex |
Health care workers in general population |
Natural rubber latex allergy |
Removal from exposure, substitution of agent, (switching to non-NRL gloves), transfer to low exposure area (mean:3.9 years) |
Limitation: no report of participation rate |
Of 24 subjects with asthma symptoms at baseline, 4 subjects with work-related asthma left the workplace with no symptoms at follow-up, and 18 of 19 subjects who switched gloves had no symptoms at follow-up. One subject who undergone area transfer had rhinitis. The 4 subjects with work-related asthma experienced a mean 24% reduction in income. |