The prevalence of latex sensitisation and allergy and associated risk factors among healthcare workers using hypoallergenic latex gloves at King Edward VIII Hospital, KwaZulu-Natal South Africa: a cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVES: The present study describes latex sensitisation and allergy prevalence and associated factors among healthcare workers using hypoallergenic latex gloves at King Edward VIII Hospital in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: A tertiary hospital in eThekwini m...

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Autores principales: Phaswana, Shumani Makwarela, Naidoo, Saloshni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2013
Materias:
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3863123/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24327359
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2013-002900

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