[Laboratory animal allergy.] / Allergia da animali da laboratorio.
G Ital Med Lav Ergon
; 41(4): 354-358, 2019 12.
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| ID: mdl-32126609
ABSTRACT
SUMMARY:
Laboratory animal allergy (LAA) is caused by an immunological hypersensitivity reaction to highmolecular- weight antigens that are present in laboratory animals' urine, dander and saliva. All laboratory animal facility personnel who regularly come in contact with laboratory animals, such as technicians, researchers, cleaning staff, veterinarians and even administrative staff, are at risk of developing LAA. Generally, most epidemiological studies indicate a LAA prevalence ranging from 6% to 44% and an incidence ranging from 9% to 30%. Prevalence and incidence data vary widely because the diagnosis is not uniformly defined some diagnoses are made solely on the basis of symptoms, whereas others also require a positive skin test or confirmation of the presence of laboratory animal allergen-specific IgE antibodies.Palavras-chave
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
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Assunto principal:
Exposição Ocupacional
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Hipersensibilidade
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Animais de Laboratório
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Doenças Profissionais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
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Humans
Idioma:
It
Ano de publicação:
2019
Tipo de documento:
Article