BACTERIA, FUNGI, AND ENDOTOXIN AS POTENTIAL AGENTS OF OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD IN A POTATO PROCESSING PLANT

被引:21
作者
DUTKIEWICZ, J [1 ]
机构
[1] INST AGR MED,PL-20124 LUBLIN,POLAND
关键词
MICROBES; ORGANIC DUSTS; BIOHAZARDS; POTATO INDUSTRY; INHALATIONAL EXPOSURES; ENDOTOXIN;
D O I
10.1002/ajim.4700250111
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Workers in a potato processing plant were exposed at the particular workplace to large concentrations of airborne microorganisms and endotoxin. The presence of precipitins to microbial antigens was significantly correlated with the occurrence of the work-related respiratory and general symptoms that were found in 45.9% of the examined workers. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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