Accelerator‐free gloves as alternatives in cases of glove allergy in healthcare workers

作者：Marie‐Noëlle, Crepy; Jérome, Lecuen; Carole, Ratour‐Bigot; Jill, Stocks; Lynda, Bensefa‐Colas

来源：Contact Dermatitis, 2018, 78(1): 28-32.

DOI：10.1111/cod.12860

<jats:title>Summary</jats:title><jats:sec><jats:title>Background</jats:title><jats:p>Accelerators in rubber gloves constitute an important group of contact allergens, particularly in healthcare workers.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Objectives</jats:title><jats:p>To assess the efficacy of accelerator‐free medical gloves in the secondary prevention of allergic contact dermatitis caused by rubber accelerators in healthcare workers.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods</jats:title><jats:p>Nine healthcare workers with hand eczema were advised to use accelerator‐free rubber gloves after a diagnosis of allergic contact dermatitis caused by rubber accelerators.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results</jats:title><jats:p>Switching from conventional medical single‐use gloves containing accelerators to accelerator‐free medical gloves led to improvement in all cases, and more than two‐thirds of the patients were completely free of symptoms.</jats:p></jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion</jats:title><jats:p>The use of accelerator‐free medical gloves can be an effective alternative in healthcare workers who are allergic to rubber accelerators.</jats:p></jats:sec>

• 出版日期2018-1
• 单位常州工学院