現代の洗剤工場で喘息の流行が起きました
Lancet (London, England)
|December 29, 2000
まとめ
かつて洗剤産業で職業性喘息を予防すると考えられていた酵素封入は,不十分である. 最近のアウトブレイクでは,空気中での酵素被曝が依然として感受性および呼吸器系の症状を引き起こすことを強調しています.
科学分野:
- 職業衛生は,健康に関するものです.
- アレルギー学 アレルギー学
- 産業衛生 産業衛生について
背景:
- 歴史的に見て,酵素封入は,洗剤産業におけるプロテアゼ誘発性職業性喘息を大幅に軽減しました.
- 欧州の工場で最近発生した喘息の発生は,歴史的なレベルと比較できる,独占的に封じ込めされた酵素を用いて調査されました.
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