Smoking, atopy, and laboratory animal allergy.

Allergen exposure, atopy and smoking as determinants of allergy to rats in a cohort of laboratory employees.

This study aimed to examine the relationship between exposure to rat urinary allergens, atopic status, smoking and the development of allergic symptoms and specific sensitization. It is a case-referent analysis of a cohort of 342 newly employed laboratory animal workers. Cases comprised persons developing symptoms of laboratory animal allergy or a positive skin prick test to rat urinary allerge...

Smoking , atopy , and laboratory animal allergy KATHERINE

This study examined data from three cross sectional surveys of 296 laboratory workers exposed to small mammals. Four indices of laboratory animal allergy were studied: symptoms suggestive of occupational asthma, symptoms suggestive of any occupational allergy, skin weals to animal urine extracts, and serum binding in radioallergosorbent tests with urine extracts. Pooled data from the three surv...

Specific IgE Assay for Respiratory Allergens in Patients with Atopy in Ahvaz, Iran

Respiratory allergy in laboratory animal workers: a retrospective cohort study using pre-employment screening data.

OBJECTIVES To study the role of exposure, atopy, and smoking in the development of laboratory animal allergy (LAA) in a retrospective cohort study. METHODS Between 1977 and 1993, 225 people received a pre-employment screening when they started a job at a Dutch research institute where they were going to work with laboratory animals. After active follow up 136 of them (60.4%) could be traced a...

Prevalence of Occupational Allergy in Medical Researchers Exposed to Laboratory Animals

Allergy to laboratory animals is a well known occupational hazard and remains a health concern for individuals in contact with lab animals. This study evaluates the prevalence of allergy symptoms among medical researchers exposed to laboratory animals. We analyzed data from a cross-sectional survey, involving subjects (n=169, 21-59 yr), working in Kochi Medical School, Japan. They were asked to...