AIRBORNE ENDOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS IN DIFFERENT WORK CONDITIONS

Authors
LIESIVUORI J KOTIMAA M LAITINEN S LOUHELAINEN K PONNI J SARANTILA R HUSMAN K
Citation
J. Liesivuori et al., AIRBORNE ENDOTOXIN CONCENTRATIONS IN DIFFERENT WORK CONDITIONS, American journal of industrial medicine, 25(1), 1994, pp. 123-124
Citations number
5
Categorie Soggetti
Public, Environmental & Occupation Heath
Journal title
American journal of industrial medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
02713586
Volume
25
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
123 - 124
Database
ISI
SICI code
0271-3586(1994)25:1<123:AECIDW>2.0.ZU;2-3
Abstract
Workers from various occupations have described symptoms of upper resp iratory tract, gastrointestinal tract as well as eye and skin irritati on. Exposure to endotoxins may cause these symptoms. Structural differ ences of endotoxins from different working environments are present on the sources of Gram-negative bacteria. (C) 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.