PROTEIN AND ALLERGEN CONTENT OF VARIOUS NATURAL LATEX ARTICLES

Proteins remaining in products made of natural rubber latex are potent ial sensitizers. In the present work, we quantified the releasable pro tein and allergen contents in 37 brands of latex gloves and 26 other l atex products. Our results demonstrate the presence of widely varied p rotein and allergen contents in various latex articles and the lack of a correlation between the protein and allergen values. These findings may assist hospital management and medical staff to take effective pr eventive measures.