The management of occupational asthma requires valid information about prognostic
factors. The present study therefore investigates the importance of exposure duration, work …

BACKGROUND: Although baker's asthma (BA) is a common occupational asthma, there
have been few reports on this disease in Korean subjects. OBJECTIVES: We evaluated the …

Data from literature suggests that a significant percentage of bakers develop occupational
asthma and chronic obstructive bronchitis, the primary reason for this being the strong …

Bernardo Ramazzini described bakers' asthma in 1713 (Ramazzini, 1713). He considered
the aetiology as mechanical, the flour becoming sticky in the chest when it gets together with …

Fungi belong to common allergens, which can be found both in occupational and non-
occupational environment. The aim of the study was to determine the frequency and factors …

BACKGROUND: Workers exposed to different organic aerosols may develop respiratory
symptoms and lung function changes. OBJECTIVES: To study the immunologic status and …

Asthma caused by allergy to proteins from cereal grains is one of the most common types of
occupational asthma (OA) worldwide and its prevalence does not appear to be declining …

Background: Regular health surveillance is commonly recommended for workers exposed
to occupational antigens but little is known about how effective it is in identifying cases …

Rationale Current literature suggests that flour exposed workers continue to be at risk of
allergic sensitization to flour dust and respiratory ill health. Objectives A cross‐sectional …

Background Few data are available on exposure to occupational allergens in dwellings
occupied by inhabitants with occupational exposure to allergens. In small bakeries working …