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Protein and allergen content of various natural latex articles
X Baur1, Z Chen, M Raulf-Heimsoth
1Institute for Occupational Medicine (BGFA), Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany.
Allergy
|June 1, 1997
Abstract:
Proteins remaining in products made of natural rubber latex are potential sensitizers. In the present work, we quantified the releasable protein and allergen contents in 37 brands of latex gloves and 26 other latex products. Our results demonstrate the presence of widely varied protein and allergen contents in various latex articles and the lack of a correlation between the protein and allergen values. These findings may assist hospital management and medical staff to take effective preventive measures.