PMID: 9190236Jan 1, 1996Paper

Microflora of the in furniture factors as a potential occupational hazard: concentration and composition of microflora and immunologic reactivity of workers to microbial aeroallergens

Pneumonologia i alergologia polska
E Krysinska-TraczykB Fafrowicz

Abstract

Microbiologial studies of the air were performed in two furniture factories. The concentration of microorganisms in the air was low, being of the order 10(3) cfu/m3. The most common organisms were corynebacteria (Arthrobacter, Corynebacterium, Brevibacterium, Microbacterium) and fungi (Aspergillus fumigatus, Rhodotorula rubra). Some of the species found in this environment possess known allergenic properties. Allergological examinations of the workers with environmental aeroallergens have been performed in three departments of one factory. The highest frequency of positive skin reactions were observed among the workers of the varnishing department which may be due to synergistic effects of chemical pollutants. The incidence of precipitin reactions was low among all workers.

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