Elaine Larson, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC, was selected to revise the previously published" APIC
Guideline for Use of Topical Antimicrobial Agents" because of her recognized expertise in …

The history of natural-rubber-latex (NRL) allergy is relatively short; the first case reports
appeared in 1979–1980 in the European (Nutter 1979; Förström 1980) and in 1989 in the …

Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate crossreactivity between latex and
foods, to identify crossreacting IgE binding proteins, and to assess the clinical significance …

Background: IgE-mediated sensitization to rubber proteins is being reported with increasing
frequency in health care workers. To explore the relative importance of various sources of …

Medical textiles is an emerging specialist field within the textile industry showing substantial
growth in the amount of research attention it has attracted over the past ten years and it is …

Objective: To summarize the clinical symptoms of latex rubber allergy and provide
guidelines for the management of this allergy. Data Sources: The English-language …

BACKGROUND The origins, biosynthesis, and uses of natural rubber latex have been
discussed elsewhere.'8 Natural rubber (cis-1, 4-polyisoprene) is a processed plant product …

OBJECTIVE: To describe the prevalence and correlates of skin damage on nurses' hands.
DESIGN: Prevalence survey using self-report questionnaire of hand care regimens …

To determine the quantity, variability, and mean aerodynamic diameter of latex
aeroallergens in a large medical center, we collected air samples from work sites by using …

Background: Recent reports have noted an apparent increase in the prevalence of natural
rubber latex (NRL) allergy among workers with occupational latex exposure (OLE). The risk …