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ID (ISN) del documento37768
Número CIS 82-1070
ISSN - Título de la serie 0025-7818 - Medicina del lavoro
Año 1981
Número de serie
Autor(es) Briatico-Vangosa G., Beretta F., Bianchi S., Cardani A., Marchisio M., Nava C., Talamo F.
Título Bronchial asthma due to 7-aminocephalosporanic acid in workers employed in cephalosporine production
Título original Asma bronchiale da acido 7-aminocefalosporanico (7-ACA) in lavoratori addetti alla produzione di cefalosporine [en italiano]
Información bibliográfica Nov.-Dec. 1981, Vol.72, No.6, p.488-493. Illus. 20 ref.
Resumen In 91 workers involved in the production of cephalosporine, exposure to the intermediate 7-aminocephalosporanic acid caused bronchial asthma in 7, urticaria in 3 and dermatitis in 8. The recurrent positive results of the on-off test, clinical conditions, and the immediate positive skin reactions in 5 of the 7 asthmatic subjects following direct skin tests were good evidence that this substance was asthmatogenic and immunogenic. A methodology for identification of occupational risk and impairment is described.
Descriptores (primarios) alergenos; ácido aminocefalosporánico; industria farmacéutica; efectos biológicos; asma
Descriptores (secundarios) dermatitis de sensibilización; urticaria; eczema; asma alérgico
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Pharmaceutical industry
Diseases of the respiratory system (except for pneumoconiosis & similar)
Heterocyclic compounds