[PDF][PDF] Course of occupational asthma depending on the duration of workplace exposure to allergens-a retrospective cohort study in bakers and farmers

HC Broding, P Frank, F Hoffmeyer… - Annals of Agricultural …, 2011 - bibliotekanauki.pl
The management of occupational asthma requires valid information about prognostic
factors. The present study therefore investigates the importance of exposure duration, work …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence of work-related symptoms and serum-specific antibodies to wheat flour in exposed workers in the bakery industry

GY Hur, DH Koh, HA Kim, HJ Park, YM Ye, KS Kim… - Respiratory …, 2008 - Elsevier
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 …

Bronchial hyperactivity in bakers and its relation to atopy and skin reactivity

M Pavlovic, M Spasojevic, Z Tasic, S Tacevic - Science of the total …, 2001 - Elsevier
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Three centuries of research on baker's asthma: how close are we to prevention?

MJ Nieuwenhuijsen, A Burdorf - Annals of Occupational Hygiene, 2001 - Citeseer
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 …

[HTML][HTML] Mould sensitisation among bakers and farmers with work-related respiratory symptoms

M Wiszniewska, D Tymoszuk… - Industrial …, 2013 - jstage.jst.go.jp
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 …

Respiratory function and immunologic status in workers processing dried fruits and teas

E Zuskin, B Kanceljak, EN Schacter… - Annals of Allergy, Asthma …, 1996 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Workers exposed to different organic aerosols may develop respiratory
symptoms and lung function changes. OBJECTIVES: To study the immunologic status and …

Baker's allergy and asthma-a review of the literature: allergies in the workplace

R Baatjies, MF Jeebhay - Current Allergy & Clinical Immunology, 2013 - journals.co.za
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 …

Supermarket baker's asthma: how accurate is routine health surveillance?

A Brant, S Nightingale, J Berriman, C Sharp… - Occupational and …, 2005 - oem.bmj.com
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 …

Sensitization to wheat flour and enzymes and associated respiratory symptoms in British bakers

J Harris‐Roberts, E Robinson… - American journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Exposure to wheat allergen and fungal α‐amylase in the homes of bakers

M Vissers, G Doekes, D Heederik - Clinical & Experimental …, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Background Few data are available on exposure to occupational allergens in dwellings
occupied by inhabitants with occupational exposure to allergens. In small bakeries working …