Occupational asthma in workers of a pharmaceutical company processing spiramycin.
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Occupational asthma in workers of a pharmaceutical company processing spiramycin.
After investigation of one worker with occupational asthma, all 51 employees of a pharmaceutical company processing the macrolide antibiotic spiramycin were investigated to determine the frequency of the condition and the risk factors. The antibiotic was produced for short periods four to five times a year. The first part of the investigation, conducted before a production period, consisted of ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1988
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.43.5.371