caa a22 4500 463194578 CHVBK 20180406164919.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170326e20070401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s00420-006-0152-1 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s00420-006-0152-1 Prevalence and host determinants of occupational bronchial asthma in animal shelter workers [Elektronische Daten] [Anna Krakowiak, Patrycja Krawczyk, Bogdan Szulc, Marta Wiszniewska, Monika Kowalczyk, Jolanta Walusiak, Cezary Pałczyński] Objective: We examined the risk factors for the development of airway allergy in animal shelter workers. Methods: The study population comprised 88 animal shelter workers occupationally exposed to cats and dogs. They responded to a questionnaire concerning the history of exposure to animal allergens and job characteristics and were subjected to skin prick test (SPT) to common and occupational allergens (cat and dog), and determination of total serum IgE level and specific IgE. In addition, SPT with rat and mouse allergens were performed. Bronchial hyperreactivity and peak expiratory flow rate were measured at work and off work only in workers with work-related symptoms suggestive of occupational asthma (OA). Results: The prevalence of OA was 9.1%. Sensitization to dog allergens was higher than to cats. The multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed a significant role of positive family history of atopy and having a dog as pet in the past for the development of occupational airway allergy (OR 5.9; 95% CI 1.76, 20.00; P=0.003; OR 6.47; 95% CI 1.90, 22.02; P=0.002, respectively). In the multivariate logistic regression analysis, the risk for developing OA was most clearly associated with growing up in the country (OR 7.59; 95% CI 1.25, 45.9; P=0.025). Conclusions: Allergic disease is a serious occupational health concern for subjects who have occupational contact with cats and dogs. Springer-Verlag, 2006 Allergy nationallicence Animals nationallicence Shelters nationallicence Occupational exposure nationallicence SPT : Skin prick test nationallicence OAA : Occupational airway allergy nationallicence PEFR : Peak expiratory flow rate nationallicence BHR : Bronchial hyperreactivity nationallicence OA : Occupational asthma nationallicence Krakowiak Anna Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut Krawczyk Patrycja Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut Szulc Bogdan Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut Wiszniewska Marta Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut Kowalczyk Monika Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut Walusiak Jolanta Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut Pałczyński Cezary Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Springer-Verlag 80/5(2007-04-01), 423-432 0340-0131 80:5<423 2007 80 420 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-006-0152-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00420-006-0152-1 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Krakowiak Anna Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Krawczyk Patrycja Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Szulc Bogdan Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Wiszniewska Marta Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kowalczyk Monika Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Walusiak Jolanta Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Pałczyński Cezary Department of Occupational Diseases, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine, 8 Teresy St., 91-348, Lodz, Poland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Springer-Verlag 80/5(2007-04-01), 423-432 0340-0131 80:5<423 2007 80 420 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer