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Nettis E, Casella R, Incorvaia C, Miniello A. Secondary prevention of latex allergy. Curr Opin Allergy Clin Immunol 2022; 22:250-256. [PMID: 35852898 DOI: 10.1097/aci.0000000000000838] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW The present review addresses the secondary prevention in healthcare worker, healthcare setting, and in patients outside the healthcare setting. RECENT FINDINGS There is sufficient knowledge of the broad aetiology of latex allergy for secondary preventive programmes to be widely adopted. Currently, avoidance of latex-containing surgical products is mandatory in the care of sensitized patients. They should also have a list of occult sources of natural rubber latex exposure and cross-reacting fruits. During all health-care procedures latex allergic patients should be treated in a 'latex-free' environment. Specific sublingual immunotherapy has been suggested as a suitable therapeutic option. It can be offered, in addition to symptomatic treatment, to selected patients, when avoidance measures are not feasible or effective. The use of omalizumab could also be extended as an adjunct to latex immunotherapy. SUMMARY Despite of the progress made in the secondary prevention of latex allergy, the disease still continues to be a global health problem.
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- Eustachio Nettis
- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Policlinico di Bari, Bari
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Policlinico di Bari, Bari
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- Department of Emergency and Organ Transplantation, School of Allergology and Clinical Immunology, University of Bari Aldo Moro, Policlinico di Bari, Bari
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Keefe AR, Demers PA, Neis B, Arrandale VH, Davies HW, Gao Z, Hedges K, Holness DL, Koehoorn M, Stock SR, Bornstein S. A scoping review to identify strategies that work to prevent four important occupational diseases. Am J Ind Med 2020; 63:490-516. [PMID: 32227359 DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23107] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2019] [Revised: 02/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/28/2020] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite being largely preventable, many occupational diseases continue to be highly prevalent and extremely costly. Effective strategies are required to reduce their human, economic, and social impacts. METHODS To better understand which approaches are most likely to lead to progress in preventing noise-related hearing loss, occupational contact dermatitis, occupational cancers, and occupational asthma, we undertook a scoping review and consulted with a number of key informants. RESULTS We examined a total of 404 articles and found that various types of interventions are reported to contribute to occupational disease prevention but each has its limitations and each is often insufficient on its own. Our principal findings included: legislation and regulations can be an effective means of primary prevention, but their impact depends on both the nature of the regulations and the degree of enforcement; measures across the hierarchy of controls can reduce the risk of some of these diseases and reduce exposures; monitoring, surveillance, and screening are effective prevention tools and for evaluating the impact of legislative/policy change; the effect of education and training is context-dependent and influenced by the manner of delivery; and, multifaceted interventions are often more effective than ones consisting of a single activity. CONCLUSIONS This scoping review identifies occupational disease prevention strategies worthy of further exploration by decisionmakers and stakeholders and of future systematic evaluation by researchers. It also identified important gaps, including a lack of studies of precarious workers and the need for more studies that rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of interventions.
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- Anya R. Keefe
- SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research, Memorial University St. John's Newfoundland Canada
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- Occupational Cancer Research Centre, Cancer Care Ontario Toronto Ontario Canada
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- SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research, Memorial University St. John's Newfoundland Canada
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- Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Faculty of MedicineMemorial University St. John's Newfoundland Canada
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- Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers Ottawa Ontario Canada
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- Department of Medicine and Public Health SciencesSt. Michael's Hospital/University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British Columbia Vancouver British Columbia Canada
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- Division of Biological Risks and Occupational HealthInstitut national de santé publique du Québec (Quebec Institute of Public Health) Montreal Quebec Canada
- Department of Social and Preventive MedicineSchool of Public Health, Université de Montreal Montreal Quebec Canada
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- SafetyNet Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Research, Memorial University St. John's Newfoundland Canada
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Sterile protective gloves are used to reduce the risk of infection for patients and clinicians in all healthcare settings. This is particularly important in operating theatres, where surgical site infection is a common and serious complication for perioperative patients. These gloves have traditionally been made from natural rubber latex and dusted with cornstarch powder. However, frequent use of latex gloves can lead to a hypersensitivity or allergy to latex. A latex allergy causes discomfort and inconvenience, and it may reduce productivity, impose significant financial burdens and even be life threatening. There has not been sufficient evidence to ban the clinical use of latex; however, in cases of suspected latex allergy, guidelines recommend the use of either latex-free gloves or powder-free, low-protein latex gloves. The use of these alternative gloves has typically been limited to cases of allergy, because they have previously been associated with reduced dexterity and durability compared with latex gloves. This article presents four case studies, in which health professionals in a perioperative setting compare the advantages and disadvantages of using traditional latex surgical gloves with those of latex-free gloves manufactured by Cardinal Health. The findings of these case studies suggest that these latex-free gloves are equal to latex gloves in terms of establishing asepsis and providing comfort and dexterity to the wearer, without presenting the risk of developing latex sensitivity and/or allergy.
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- Nader Henry
- Plastic Surgery Trainee, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham
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- Scrub Nurse, University College London Hospitals, NHS Foundation Trust
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- Consultant Burns and Plastic Surgeon, University Hospitals Birmingham, NHS Foundation Trust
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Curti S, Mattioli S, Baldasseroni A, Farioli A, Zanardi F, Lodi V, de Groene GJ, Christiani DC, Violante FS. Interventions for primary prevention of occupational asthma. Hippokratia 2017. [DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd009674.pub2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Stefania Curti
- University of Bologna; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences; UO Medicina del Lavoro - Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Via Palagi 9 Bologna Italy 40138
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- University of Bologna; Department of Medical and Surgical Sciences; UO Medicina del Lavoro - Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi Via Palagi 9 Bologna Italy 40138
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- Regione Toscana; CeRIMP - Centro Regionale Infortuni e Malattie Professionali; via di S.Salvi, 12 Palazzina 14 Firenze Italy 50135
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- University of Bologna; Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Nephrology; UO Medicina del Lavoro - Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi Via Palagi 9 Bologna Italy 40138
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- University of Bologna; Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Nephrology; UO Medicina del Lavoro - Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi Via Palagi 9 Bologna Italy 40138
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- Policlinico Sant'Orsola-Malpighi; Unità Operativa Medicina del Lavoro; Via Palagi 9 Bologna Italy 40138
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- Coronel Institute of Occupational Health, Academic Medical Center; Netherlands Center of Occupational Diseases; PO Box 22660 Amsterdam Netherlands 1100 DD
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- Harvard School of Public Health; Environmental Health; 665 Huntington Avenue, Building I Room 1407 Boston Massachusetts USA 02115
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- University of Bologna; Section of Occupational Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Geriatrics and Nephrology; UO Medicina del Lavoro - Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi Via Palagi 9 Bologna Italy 40138
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Keegel G, MacFarlane, Nixon, LaMontagne. Provision of control measures for exposure of the hands to wet-working conditions in Australian workplaces. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2013; 18:312-9. [DOI: 10.1179/2049396712y.0000000010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/31/2022]
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Wrangsjö K, Boman A, Lidén C, Meding B. Primary prevention of latex allergy in healthcare-spectrum of strategies including the European glove standardization. Contact Dermatitis 2012; 66:165-71. [PMID: 22404191 DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0536.2012.02057.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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IgE-mediated allergy to natural rubber latex was first noted from rubber gloves in 1979. The initial reports in dermatological journals described contact urticarial reactions; later, severe generalized allergic reactions and asthma were documented. A considerable proportion of the people involved in medical and dental care were found to be sensitized to latex. This article describes and surveys a broad range of primary prevention measures at the local and national levels. Examples are given from paediatrics, dental education, and medical care. National strategies and position papers on latex allergy are presented in which medical professionals, manufacturers and public authorities have cooperated. Special reference is paid to the European work to standardize medical gloves, which led to document EN 455:3.
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- Karin Wrangsjö
- Unit of Occupational and Environmental Dermatology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, SE-17177 Stockholm, Sweden.
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Boccellino M, Pedata P, Castiglia L, La Porta R, Pieri M, Quagliuolo L, Acampora A, Sannolo N, Miraglia N. Doxorubicin can penetrate nitrile gloves and induces apoptosis in keratinocytes cell lines. Toxicol Lett 2010; 197:61-8. [PMID: 20452410 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2010.04.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2010] [Revised: 04/27/2010] [Accepted: 04/29/2010] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Doxorubicin (DOXO) is an anthracycline antibiotic which is used in the treatment of human malignancies such as leukemia, lymphoma and a number of solid tumors, particularly breast cancer. Anthracyclines have been reported to contaminate chemotherapy workstation surfaces as well as other workplaces surfaces. The occupational exposure to these drugs could occur in hospitals, for nurses involved in anthracyclines preparation and administration, in chemical industries during the commercial formulate syntheses, and in analytical laboratories. Numerous studies investigated cutaneous effects related to DOXO administration, on the contrary few literature data are available about effects on the skin due to the direct contact with the drug. The present study investigated the DOXO permeability of three commercially available gloves' types used to protect skin in occupational contexts, as well as the effects of DOXO on human keratinocyte cell line (HaCaT). The results suggest that the DOXO permeability of gloves depends not only on glove material but also on DOXO solutions' pH, in fact nitrile gloves can be penetrated by acid solutions, while neither natural rubbers nor nitrile gloves are permeable to neutral solutions. Moreover, DOXO solutions, even at low concentration, cause apoptosis in epithelial cells, through activation of intrinsic pathway p53-independent.
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- Mariarosaria Boccellino
- Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Second University of Naples, Via L. De Crecchio 7, 80138 Naples, Italy
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van Drooge AM, Knulst AC, de Groot H, van Ginkel CJ, Pasmans SG. Pseudo-food allergy caused by carry-over of latex proteins from gloves to food: need for prevention? Allergy 2010; 65:532-3. [PMID: 19839976 DOI: 10.1111/j.1398-9995.2009.02203.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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There is increasing concern that continued exposure to latex products can predispose individuals, particularly those who are atopic (allergy prone), to latex allergy. Latex allergy as a serious hazard has been well documented in the health care industry. There are also well-documented cases of food handlers who have had allergic reactions after the use of latex gloves. The contamination of food with latex proteins by food handlers using latex gloves can also result in potentially severe allergic reactions in latex-allergic consumers. We review latex allergy and present the case for avoiding latex glove use by food handlers in the food and hospitality industries. Adopting the use of nonlatex gloves has benefits for workers, consumers, and the food industry.
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- Rohan Ameratunga
- LabPlus, P.O. Box 110031, Auckland City Hospital, Park Road, Grafton, Auckland 1148, New Zealand.
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LaMontagne AD, Radi S, Elder DS, Abramson MJ, Sim M. Primary prevention of latex related sensitisation and occupational asthma: a systematic review. Occup Environ Med 2006; 63:359-64. [PMID: 16469822 PMCID: PMC2092497 DOI: 10.1136/oem.2005.025221] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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METHODS Eight primary prevention intervention studies on natural rubber latex (NRL) published since 1990 were identified and reviewed. This is the largest evidence base of primary prevention studies for any occupational asthmagen. RESULTS Review of this small and largely observational evidence base supports the following evidence statement: Substitution of powdered latex gloves with low protein powder-free NRL gloves or latex-free gloves greatly reduces NRL aeroallergens, NRL sensitisation, and NRL-asthma in healthcare workers. Evidence in support of this statement is ranked SIGN level 2+, referring to well conducted case-control or cohort studies with a low risk of confounding, bias, or chance and a moderate probability that the relationship is causal. CONCLUSION Substitution of powdered latex gloves with low protein powder-free NRL gloves or latex-free gloves promises benefits to both workers' health and cost and human resource savings for employers. This message should be broadly disseminated beyond the hospital sector to include other healthcare settings (such as aged care facilities) as well as food service and other industries where latex gloves might be used.
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- A D LaMontagne
- Centre for Health & Society, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
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Latex allergy is an IgE-mediated immediate hypersensitivity response to natural rubber latex (NRL) protein with a variety of clinical signs ranging from contact urticaria, angioedema, asthma, and anaphylaxis. Major allergens include dipped latex products such as gloves and balloons. In highest risk for NRL allergy are patients with spina bifida, but health care workers and others who wear latex gloves are also at risk. NRL allergic patients may also react to fruits/foods, especially banana, kiwi, and avocado. Diagnosis is made by a positive latex RAST and/or skin prick test or challenge test to NRL. Allergen avoidance and substitution and the use of latex-safe devices including synthetic gloves (vinyl, synthetic polyisoprene, neoprene, nitrile, block polymers, or polyurethane) are essential for the affected patient. Accommodation in the workplace may include the use of powder-free, low-allergen NRL gloves or synthetic gloves. These preventive measures have significantly reduced the prevalence of reported reactions to NRL. Hyposensitization is not yet feasible.
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- James S Taylor
- Department of Dermatology, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, OH 44195-5032, USA.
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Michaels B, Keller C, Blevins M, Paoli G, Ruthman T, Todd E, Griffith CJ. Prevention of food worker transmission of foodborne pathogens: risk assessment and evaluation of effective hygiene intervention strategies. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-5740.2004.00088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 71] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Sorock GS, Lombardi DA, Peng DK, Hauser R, Eisen EA, Herrick RF, Mittleman MA. Glove use and the relative risk of acute hand injury: a case-crossover study. J Occup Environ Hyg 2004; 1:182-190. [PMID: 15204876 DOI: 10.1080/15459620490424500] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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The purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between glove use and acute traumatic occupational hand injury. We used a case-crossover, within-subject study design to control for differences between individuals such as occupation, injury history, age, gender, risk-taking behavior, manual dexterity, and muscle strength. A total of 1166 hand-injured workers were interviewed regarding the use of gloves at the time of the injury. The self-reported average duration of glove use in the previous work month was the measure of expected exposure to wearing gloves. Nineteen percent of subjects reported wearing gloves at the time of the injury. The expected exposure to glove use in the past work month was 27.9%. Glove use was associated with a lower risk of lacerations and punctures but not crush, fractures, avulsions, amputations, dislocations; the risk of the former two injury types was estimated to be 60-70% lower while wearing gloves. Glove use is only one component of a comprehensive hand injury prevention approach that might include the identification and elimination of sharp hazards, engineering controls, safety warnings, training in high-risk situation awareness, and proper selection and timing of glove use.
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- Gary S Sorock
- Liberty Mutual Research Institute for Safety, Hopkinton, Massachusetts USA.
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Nixon RL, Lee AY. Latex allergy and food handlers. Med J Aust 2001; 174:482. [PMID: 11386601 DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2001.tb143385.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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