| Subject: | Latex Allergy in Healthcare Workers |
| Category: | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
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| Published: | Wed, 7 May 2008 - 01:00 pm |
| Health care workers first began using traditional latex gloves in the 1890's. But concerns about allergic reactions increased in the late 1980's after modifications in glove materials made them more sensitizing just as glove use was soaring in response to the HIV epidemic. Latex gloves have proved effective in preventing transmission of many infectious diseases to health care workers. But for some workers, exposures to latex may result in allergic reactions. Reports of such... The full article is available to StayAlert subscribers. Click here for a free trial subscription. |
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