[Occupational disease at an allergy service]

26 nurses were included in a prospective study mean age of 37.2 years old. 14 of them participated either in the application or preparation of allergenic extracts (vaccines) for several months (range 3-60). The other 12 were taken as control subjects. In both groups, we obtained atopic background, clinical evaluation, seric IgE, nasal smears, skin test with glicerinated antigens, positive and negative control. The study concluded allergy sensibilization occurs in those nurses working at the allergy service mainly in those whom referred genetic background for atopy.