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19650579

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
2009-8-4
pubmed:abstractText
Specific sensitization and respiratory effects associated with the inhalation of sugar cane dust were evaluated in a group of 51 Nicaraguan workers exposed to bagasse. A questionnaire interview, lung function test, serum precipitin tests for Thermoactinomyces sacchari and T. vulgaris, and immunoglobulin E tests for specific environmental allergens were performed for each worker. Twenty-one workers reported at least one respiratory symptom and 16 reported possible symptoms of bagassosis. Six workers demonstrated acute symptoms, 1 had chronic symptoms, and 9 had the reacutized form of the disease. A higher proportion of precipitin response to T. sacchari and T. vulgaris was found in workers reporting symptoms suggestive of acute bagassosis. A possible restrictive ventilatory pattern was observed in 8 subjects and a mild airway obstruction in 1 subject. Priority must be given to a surveillance and exposure prevention program for workers employed in sugar cane production and processing.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
1077-3525
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
249-54
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-10-8
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Respiratory health effects and immunological response to Thermoactinomyces among sugar cane workers in Nicaragua.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine and Public Health, Occupational Medicine, University of Verona, Italy. luciano.romeo@univr.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article