1. Changes in the characteristics of patients with latex allergy from 1999 to 2014
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Manabu Kawai, Yasuto Kondo, Yoichi Nakajima, Ikuya Tsuge, Tetsushi Yoshikawa, Akiko Yagami, Michiko Aihara, Zenro Ikezawa, Yukihiro Ohya, Taeru Kitabayashi, Hirohisa Saito, Rumiko Shibata, Toru Naito, Susumu Harada, Michihiro Hide, Kayoko Matsunaga, Katsuyuki Miyasaka, and Akira Akasawa
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latex allergy ,type i allergy ,health care workers ,Medicine (General) ,R5-920 - Abstract
Objectives: We conducted a multicenter study using the same questionnaire in 1999 and 2014 to investigate changes in the characteristics of patients with latex allergy. Methods: We mailed questionnaires on latex allergy to hospitals in Japan that were members of the Japanese Latex Allergy Society. Results: We compared the 25 responses received in 2014 and the 81 responses received in 1999. With regard to the age distribution, the number of patients with latex allergy in their 20s declined significantly from 1999 to 2014 (P=0.004). The largest proportion of latex allergy cases was observed among those aged
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- 2020
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