Elverisli, Mehmet FatihGulhan, Pinar YildizMungan, DilsadErcelik, MerveSahin, Ibrahim EthemBalbay, Ege GulecCoban, Seyit2024-08-232024-08-2320231076-27521536-5948https://doi.org/10.1097/JOM.0000000000002830https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/14162ObjectiveTo present study aimed to investigate the prevalence of latex sensitivity in a workplace that produced rubber-based vehicle seals.MethodThe serum latex-specific IgE levels, respiratory complaints, PFT, serum interleukin (IL)-4, IL-5, IL-8, IL-10, IL-13 levels of all male workers (n = 108) exposed to latex in the workplace, which produced rubber seals, were compared with the control group (n = 52).ResultsThe rates of latex-specific IgE >0.10 kU/L in the workers and control group were 12.3% and 4.1%, respectively (P = 0.147). There was no difference in IL-4, IL-5, IL-10, and IL-13 levels between latex-specific IgE-positive, and -negative participants.ConclusionLatex sensitivity was higher in workers who used rubber as a raw material than in the control group but it was not statistically significant.en10.1097/JOM.0000000000002830info:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccesslatexseal factoryserum interleukinspecific IgEworkersworkplacePathogenesisInflammationModelArticle656E378E383368930742-s2.0-85160968842WOS:001000521900003Q2Q2