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6338838

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-4-15
pubmed:abstractText
An aeromycological study has revealed the preponderance of Aspergillus fumigatus at the bagasse-containing sites in sugar-cane mills located in the northwestern part of the Punjab State. The fungus was frequently isolated from the sputum cultures of the mill workers and a significant number of the workers were positive reactors when challenged intracutaneously with aspergillin. Immediate Type I and late Arthus Type skin hypersensitivity was observed in 10.6% and 4.4%, respectively, of the 548 workers investigated. Incidence of hypersensitivity was particularly high among workers having chronic respiratory problems. During a sample survey of 238 workers having chronic respiratory diseases, diagnoses of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, and allergic bronchopulmonary candidiasis based on positive clinical and laboratory findings, were made in 17 (7.1%) and in only 4 (1.7%) of the cases, respectively. Evidence is presented to support that the epidemiology of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, but not of allergic bronchopulmonary candidiasis, may have an occupational dimension.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:issn
0003-9896
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
38
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
41-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:articleTitle
Immunological significance of Aspergillus fumigatus in cane-sugar mills.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't