Latex Sensitisation in Healthcare Workers in Singapore
- 15 June 2005
- journal article
- Published by Academy of Medicine, Singapore in Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore
- Vol. 34 (5) , 376-382
- https://doi.org/10.47102/annals-acadmedsg.v34n5p376
Abstract
Type I IgE-mediated natural rubber latex (NRL) hypersensitivity constitutes an important, but often undiagnosed, occupational health hazard for healthcare workers (HCWs), especially those with high exposure to latex gloves. Reports on NRL allergy have emerged steadily over the last 2 decades, with reported rates of sensitisation ranging from 3% to 17% of HCWs in theThis publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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