%0 Journal Article
%T An Investigation of Latex Sensitivity and Respiratory Complaints in Workers in a Rubber-Based Material Manufacturing Industry.
%A Elverişli MF
%A Yildiz Gülhan P
%A Mungan D
%A Erçelik M
%A Şahin İE
%A Güleç Balbay E
%A Çoban S
%A Karav HM
%A Arbak PM
%J J Occup Environ Med
%V 65
%N 6
%D 06 2023 1
%M 36893074
%F 2.306
%R 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002830
%X To present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of latex sensitivity in a workplace that produced rubber-based vehicle seals.
The serum latex-specific IgE levels, respiratory complaints, PFT, serum interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-8, IL-10, IL-13 levels of all male workers (n = 108) exposed to latex in the workplace, which produced rubber seals, were compared with the control group (n = 52).
The rates of latex-specific IgE >0.10 kU/L in the workers and control group were 12.3% and 4.1%, respectively ( P = 0.147). There was no difference in IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, and IL-13 levels between latex-specific IgE-positive, and -negative participants.
Latex sensitivity was higher in workers who used rubber as a raw material than in the control group but it was not statistically significant.