| Document ID (ISN) | 72499 |
| CIS number |
99-470 |
| ISSN - Serial title |
0731-3810 - Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology |
| Year |
1998 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
Von Essen S.G., Scheppers L.A., Robbins R.A., Donham K.J. |
| Title |
Respiratory tract inflammation in swine confinement workers studied using induced sputum and exhaled nitric oxide |
| Bibliographic information |
Oct. 1998, Vol.36, No.6, p.557-565. Illus. 26 ref. |
| Abstract |
In a study of 24 swine confinement workers and 14 urban normal control subjects, the swine confinement workers were significantly more likely to report wheezing, cough and sinusitis symptoms than were controls. Macrophages were significantly elevated in the induced sputum samples of the swine confinement workers compared to controls, while there was no difference in numbers of neutrophils. A small elevation in mean exhaled nitric oxide was seen in the swine confinement worker compared tocontrols. Spirometry values did not differ between the two groups. These two techniques, induced sputum and exhaled nitric oxide, may be used to study airway inflammation in swine confinement workers. Topics: agriculture; nitric oxide; cross-sectional study; determination in exhaled air; livestock rearing; respiratory diseases; sinusitis; sputum cytology; swine; ventilatory capacity. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
livestock rearing; agriculture; respiratory diseases; swine |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
sinusitis; ventilatory capacity; nitric oxide; sputum cytology; determination in exhaled air; cross-sectional study |
| Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
| Country / State or Province | USA |
| Subject(s) |
Agriculture, fishing, animal husbandry
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Occupational medicine, epidemiology
|
| Browse category(ies) |
Agriculture
Animal hazards
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Livestock rearing
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