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ID (ISN) del documento40154
Número CIS 83-1363
ISSN - Título de la serie Gigiena truda i professional'nye zabolevanija
Año 1981
Número de serie
Autor(es) Ašbel' S.I., Šaronova Z.V.
Título Occupational hygiene and disease among medical personnel occupationally exposed to drugs
Título original Voprosy gigieny truda i profpatologii medicinskih rabotnikov, imejuščih proizvodstvennyj kontakt s lekarstvennymi preparatami [en ruso]
Información bibliográfica June 1981, No.6, p.6-9. 7 ref.
Resumen Of 558 medical workers examined and/or treated, 92% had allergic reactions of the skin, upper respiratory tract or bronchi - most frequently dermatitis, eczema, or rash. The reactions occurred mainly in persons with many years of service. Patch testing of 100 subjects showed extensive allergy to common antibiotics, anaesthetics and group-B vitamins. Sinusitis, rhinitis, bronchitis and asthma occurrred, most often in response to penicillin and streptomycin. Some subjects with high sensitivity to 2-3 antigens (penicillin, streptomycin and Candida antigen) had a toxic-allergic myocarditis. 153 of the 558 subjects had candidiasis of the respiratory, genito-urinary and/or intestinal tract(s). Absorption through the skin and inhalation appeared to be the major routes of exposure to drugs. Improved ventilation, technical changes in certain procedures and frequent clinical examination of medical workers are recommended.
Descriptores (primarios) alergenos; médicamentos; servicios médicos y sanitarios; alergias; antibióticos
Descriptores (secundarios) URSS; antígeno cándida; estreptomicina; penicilina; vitamina B; enfermedades respiratorias alérgicas; alergias cutáneas; técnicas de higiene; investigación de higiene del trabajo; vigilancia médica; candidiasis
Tipo de documento D - Artículos periódicos
Tema(s) Patología profesional
Broad subject area(s)
Navegación por categoria(s) Alergias
Health care services
Mycoses
Bacterial and parasitic diseases