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EC number: 203-856-5 | CAS number: 111-30-8
Health surveillance data
Administrative data
- Endpoint:
- health surveillance data
- Type of information:
- experimental study
- Adequacy of study:
- supporting study
- Reliability:
- 2 (reliable with restrictions)
- Rationale for reliability incl. deficiencies:
- other: Acceptable data
Data source
Reference
- Reference Type:
- publication
- Title:
- Work-related asthma among health care workers: surveillance data from California, Massachusetts, Michigan, and New Jersey, 1993-1997
- Author:
- Pechter E, Davis LK, Tumpowsky C, Flattery J, Harrison R, Reinisch F, Reilly MJ, Rosenman KD, Schill D P, Valiante D, Filios M
- Year:
- 2 005
- Bibliographic source:
- Am. J. Ind. Med. 47: 265-275
Materials and methods
- Study type:
- health record, other
- Remarks:
- health care workers
- Endpoint addressed:
- respiratory sensitisation
- Principles of method if other than guideline:
- Work-related asthma cases were identified using physician reports and hospital discharge data, as part of four state-based surveillance systems. Structured interviews were used to confirm cases and identify occupations and exposures associated with work-related asthma.
- GLP compliance:
- no
- Remarks:
- ; not applicable
Test material
- Reference substance name:
- Glutaral
- EC Number:
- 203-856-5
- EC Name:
- Glutaral
- Cas Number:
- 111-30-8
- Molecular formula:
- C5H8O2
- IUPAC Name:
- glutaraldehyde
- Test material form:
- liquid
Constituent 1
- Specific details on test material used for the study:
- - Name of test material (as cited in study report): Glutaraldehyde
Method
- Type of population:
- occupational
- Details on study design:
- Work-related asthma cases were identified using physician reports and hospital discharge data, as part of four state-based surveillance systems. Structured interviews were used to confirm cases and identify occupations and exposures associated with work-related asthma.
Results and discussion
- Results:
- Health care workers (N=305) accounted for 16% of the 1,879 confirmed work-related cases, but only 8% of the states´ workforce.
The number and percentage of work-related asthma cases among health care workers for glutaraldehyde was 27 cases, 9% respectively.
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