Holter Gro, Irgens Agot, Nyfors Allan, Aasen Tor B, Florvaag Erik, Overå Kari Britt, Elsayed Said, Naerheim Jakob
Occupational Health, Safety and Environmental Service, University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, Norway.
Dermatology. 2002;205(1):28-31. doi: 10.1159/000063146.
Latex allergy has become prevalent among health care workers.
To determine the prevalence of self-reported symptoms related to latex exposure among hospital personnel.
Questionnaires addressing symptoms and risk factors for latex allergy were distributed to all employees (n = 5,087) at Haukeland University Hospital.
Symptoms associated with latex exposure were reported by 23.8% of the participants. Skin symptoms were most frequently reported - flushing/itching/hives: 21.0%, hand eczema: 11.8% - while systemic and respiratory symptoms were reported by 1.4 and 1.2%, respectively. Approximately twice as many women than men reported symptoms (odds ratio 2.55, confidence interval 2.04-3.18). Symptoms were reported by 33.7% of those with atopy and by 20.0% of those without. The occurrence of symptoms increased significantly with the frequency of use of latex gloves but was unrelated to age, years of exposure or number of surgical procedures.
The occurrence of self-reported symptoms was associated with the frequent use of latex gloves, atopy and female gender.
乳胶过敏在医护人员中已变得很普遍。
确定医院工作人员中自我报告的与乳胶接触相关症状的患病率。
向豪克兰大学医院的所有员工（n = 5,087）发放了关于乳胶过敏症状和危险因素的问卷。
23.8%的参与者报告了与乳胶接触相关的症状。皮肤症状报告最为频繁——脸红/瘙痒/荨麻疹：21.0%，手部湿疹：11.8%——而全身症状和呼吸道症状的报告率分别为1.4%和1.2%。报告症状的女性人数约为男性的两倍（优势比2.55，置信区间2.04 - 3.18）。有特应性的人中有33.7%报告了症状，无特应性的人中有20.0%报告了症状。症状的出现随着乳胶手套使用频率的增加而显著增加，但与年龄、接触年限或手术次数无关。
自我报告症状的出现与频繁使用乳胶手套、特应性和女性性别有关。
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