Role of occupational factor in drug allergy in pharmaceutical workers
- Author:
Tuan Le Pham
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
drug allergy
- MeSH:
Drug Hypersensitivity;
manpower;
Pharmaceutical Preparations
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2002;435(11):25-28
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Across descriptive sectional study on 489 workers and pharmacists in the pharmaceutical factories No1 and No2 in Hµ Néi from July to August 1997 has shown that the rate of drug allergy in workers and pharmacists was very high (33.9%). The occupational factors influenced significant on the allergy to Beta-lactamin. The rate of drug allergy was direct proportional with ages and exposure duration. In addition to, the family factors also influenced the drug allergy.
