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Eczema Is an Independent Risk Factor for Incident Mouse Skin Test Sensitivity Among Employees at a Mouse Production and Research Facility
After adjusting for age, race, sex, smoking status (current, former, never), current asthma, hay fever, number of positive skin tests at baseline, and mouse allergen exposure, doctor-diagnosed eczema was an independent risk factor for incident mouse skin test sensitization (HR [95% CI]= 5.6 [2.1-15....
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Published in: | Journal of allergy and clinical immunology 2016-02, Vol.137 (2), p.AB144-AB144 |
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Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , |
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Summary: | After adjusting for age, race, sex, smoking status (current, former, never), current asthma, hay fever, number of positive skin tests at baseline, and mouse allergen exposure, doctor-diagnosed eczema was an independent risk factor for incident mouse skin test sensitization (HR [95% CI]= 5.6 [2.1-15.2], p=0.001). |
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ISSN: | 0091-6749 1097-6825 |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.jaci.2015.12.603 |