Sensitization to Occupational Respiratory Allergens in Workers of Seven Bakeries in Havana, Cuba
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Determinants of specific sensitization in flour allergens in workers in bakeries with use of skin prick tests.
Baker's asthma, like other forms of occupational asthma is probably the most serious manifestation of occupational allergy among bakery workers. It is caused by immunologic sensitization and subsequent allergic reactions in the airways to occupational specific airborne allergens. Skin Prick Tests (SPTs) play an important role in the diagnosis of baker's asthma and epidemiological field studies ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0091-6749
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2017.12.089