161 Prevalence of latex allegy in a group of health care workers in S�o Paulo, Brazil

Graudenz, Gustavo Silveira; Esher, Silvia Grosso; Ortega, María Claudia; Dias, Claudia; Castro, Fabio Marcio de Sousa

doi:10.1016/s0091-6749(00)90592-x

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“…These rates usually were based on the results of skin tests, immunoassays, or both for latex-specific IgE; therefore, they indicate the frequency of latex sensitization rather than the frequency of actual latex-induced allergic disease. In more recent studies, however, the prevalence of latex sensitization was found to be less than 2% of hospital personnel in California [15], Israel [16], Brazil [17], and Finland [18]. The prevalence of latex allergy also appears to be relatively low among hospital personnel at present.…”

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confidence: 96%