Beryllium sensitization and disease among long-term and short-term workers in a beryllium ceramics plant

PK Henneberger, D Cumro, DD Deubner… - International archives of …, 2001 - Springer
… Similar to findings from other studies, beryllium sensitization/disease was associated with …
-term and short-term workers suggests that beryllium sensitization can occur after a short

Sensitization and chronic beryllium disease at a primary manufacturing facility, part 3: exposure-response among short-term workers

CR Schuler, MA Virji, DC Deubner, ML Stanton… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2012 - JSTOR
… Exposure-response relations for beryllium sensitization (BeS) and chronic beryllium disease
(CBD) … of airborne beryllium exposure using metrics that do not take into account biological …

Chronic beryllium disease and sensitization at a beryllium processing facility

K Rosenman, V Hertzberg, C Rice… - Environmental …, 2005 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
… Whether or not an individual had CBD or beryllium sensitization was decided by consensus
by the internist/occupational physician (KR) and pulmonologist (MR). Table 1 outlines the …

Skin as a route of exposure and sensitization in chronic beryllium disease.

SS Tinkle, JM Antonini, BA Rich… - Environmental …, 2003 - ehp.niehs.nih.gov
… ), and pilot studies in our laboratory showed them to be equally responsive to beryllium.
We first confirmed beryllium sensitization in HeJ mice because of their historical use, and then …

Beryllium sensitization progresses to chronic beryllium disease: a longitudinal study of disease risk

LS Newman, MM Mroz, R Balkissoon… - American journal of …, 2005 - atsjournals.org
… status, or beryllium exposure time … beryllium disease and those who remained sensitized
without disease. We conclude that beryllium sensitization is an adverse health effect in beryllium

Systematic review: progression of beryllium sensitization to chronic beryllium disease

A Seidler, U Euler, J Müller-Quernheim… - Occupational …, 2012 - academic.oup.com
… Conclusions To determine the utility of regular assessments for beryllium sensitization among
… tests for beryllium sensitization and a thorough diagnostic evaluation of sensitized workers …

Evaluation of a preventive program to reduce sensitization at a beryllium metal, oxide, and alloy production plant

RL Bailey, CA Thomas, DC Deubner… - … of occupational and …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
… program reduced the prevalence of but did not eliminate beryllium sensitization. … beryllium
sensitization as a risk marker for chronic beryllium disease (CBD) has relied on the beryllium

Beryllium exposure: dermal and immunological considerations

GA Day, AB Stefaniak, A Weston, SS Tinkle - International archives of …, 2006 - Springer
… Conclusions: Recent developments in our understanding of the multiple exposure pathways
that may lead to beryllium sensitization and CBD suggest that a prudent approach to worker …

Process‐related risk of beryllium sensitization and disease in a copper–beryllium alloy facility

CR Schuler, MS Kent, DC Deubner… - American journal of …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
… At a copper–beryllium alloy strip and wire finishing facility we performed a cross-sectional …
prevalences of beryllium sensitization and CBD, and relationships between sensitization and …

Beryllium exposure and chronic beryllium disease

PF Infante, LS Newman - The Lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
… as having sarcoidosis actually had chronic beryllium disease. This result highlights an …
uses of beryllium is resulting in an unrecognised epidemic of chronic beryllium disease, as …