TY - JOUR
T1 - Work-related health effects in swine building workers after respiratory protection use
AU - Bønløkke, Jakob Hjort
AU - Veillette, Marc
AU - Mériaux, Anne
AU - Duchaine, Caroline
AU - Cormier, Yvon
PY - 2012/9
Y1 - 2012/9
N2 - OBJECTIVE:: To compare inflammation and lung function in swine workers after periods with and without respiratory protection during work. METHODS:: Twenty-three workers were examined before and after two nonprotected work shifts. One shift was preceded by a period with diminished exposure by use of respirators. The other shift was preceded by an unprotected period of work. RESULTS:: Endotoxin concentrations were similarly high (24,636 and 28,775 endotoxin units/m). A 3.1% cross-shift decline in forced vital capacity occurred after the period with respiratory protection (P = 0.01). Blood leukocytes increased more (P = 0.01) and bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein was reduced (P = 0.015) only after the period with respiratory protection. Plasma interleukin-6 increased (P < 0.0001) during both visits. CONCLUSION:: Respiratory protection resulted in cross-shift inflammatory and respiratory reactions at return to unprotected work.
AB - OBJECTIVE:: To compare inflammation and lung function in swine workers after periods with and without respiratory protection during work. METHODS:: Twenty-three workers were examined before and after two nonprotected work shifts. One shift was preceded by a period with diminished exposure by use of respirators. The other shift was preceded by an unprotected period of work. RESULTS:: Endotoxin concentrations were similarly high (24,636 and 28,775 endotoxin units/m). A 3.1% cross-shift decline in forced vital capacity occurred after the period with respiratory protection (P = 0.01). Blood leukocytes increased more (P = 0.01) and bactericidal/permeability-increasing protein was reduced (P = 0.015) only after the period with respiratory protection. Plasma interleukin-6 increased (P < 0.0001) during both visits. CONCLUSION:: Respiratory protection resulted in cross-shift inflammatory and respiratory reactions at return to unprotected work.
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U2 - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31825461f4
DO - 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31825461f4
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 22918380
AN - SCOPUS:84866378322
SN - 1076-2752
VL - 54
SP - 1126
EP - 1132
JO - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
JF - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
IS - 9
ER -