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Identifying genetic susceptibility to sensitization to cephalosporins in health care workers.
Journal of Korean medical science - 1 Nov 2012
Nam Young-Hee, Kim Jeong-Eun, Kim Seung-Hyun, Jin Hyun Jung, Hwang Eui-Kyung, Shin Yoo-Seob, Ye Young-Min, Park Hae-Sim
Abstract excerpt
Exposure to cephalosporins could cause occupational allergic diseases in health care workers (HCWs). We evaluated the prevalence of serum specific IgE and IgG antibodies to cephalosporin-human serum albumin (HSA) conjugate and to identify potential genetic risk factors associated with sensitization to cephalosporins in exposed HCWs. The study population consisted of 153 HCWs who had been exposed to antibiotics in...
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