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A Review of Latex Sensitivity Related to the Use of Latex Gloves in Hospitals
Author(s) -
Mendes Lopes Rosimeire Aparecida,
Cardoso Benatti Maria Cecília,
Lima Zollner Ricardo
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60844-2
Subject(s) - latex allergy , anaphylactic shock , medicine , contact dermatitis , occupational exposure , anaphylaxis , medical emergency , allergy , immunology
• BEGINNING IN THE 1980s, use of latex gloves to protect health care workers against exposure to blood and body fluids increased. Since then, the number of reported cases of latex sensitivity also has increased. • REACTIONS TO LATEX range from contact dermatitis to anaphylactic shock. • LOW‐POWDER, POWDER‐FREE, and non‐latex gloves provide alternatives to protect health care workers from occupational latex exposure. AORN J 80 (July 2004) 64–71.