High concentrations of natural rubber latex allergens in gloves used by laboratory health personnel in South Africa

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  • M E Ratshikhopha
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1 National Institute for Occupational Health, National Health Laboratory Service, Johannesburg, South Africa 2 Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, School of Pathology, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa 3 Centre for Occupational and Environmental Health Research, University of Cape Town, South Africa 4 Division of Tropical Health and Medicine and Centre for Biodiscovery and Molecular Development of Therapeutics, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia 5 Division of Immunology and Institute of Infectious Disease and Molecular Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa

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تاریخ انتشار 2014