The prevalence of specific IgE to natural rubber latex proteins in the general population remains uncertain.The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of sera containing specific IgE antibodies to latex proteins using immunoenzymatic methods. A population of 500 unselected adult voluntary blood donors was the source of the sera used in this study. Two different immunoenzymatic me...

Allergic reactions are of increasing concern to practitioners in health-related fields. In modern orthodontic practice, adverse patient materials both an irritant and a allergic nature. Allergy patients undergoing treatment can be seen due several reasons these include nickel allergy, allergy the acrylic resins that used during treatment, latex products, etc. Safe effective practice depends on ...

When it comes to personal items like condoms, it?s definitely a different-strokes-for-differentfolks kind of situation. Generally, polyurethane condoms are recommended as an alternative barrier method for people who have known latex allergies [2] and can?t use latex condoms. While the warning labels may be a little bit confusing (more on this later), this non-latex alternative has been shown to...

To address the problem, a great deal of research has been carried out in Malaysia and other manufacturing countries, as well as in consumer countries in the West. Whilst studies in Europe and USA have been largely concerned with the development of suitable diagnostic tests, much efforts have been made in Malaysia to further improve quality of the products. Intensive R&D by the Rubber Research I...

To the Editor: Since 1989, many cases of allergic reactions to latex have been reported in the literature.' We report an allergic reaction to latex during ENT surgery. A four-year-old boy was admitted for adenoidectomy and insertion of transtympanic drains. His past history included several operations related to a lumbosacral meningomyelocele. No allergic reaction was mentioned in the medical r...