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- Isaksson, Marléne, et al.
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Patch Testing with Formaldehyde 2.0% in Parallel with 1.0% by the Swedish Contact Dermatitis Research Group
- 2014
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In: Acta Dermato-Venereologica. - : Taylor & Francis. - 0001-5555 .- 1651-2057. ; 94:4, s. 408-410
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- In a multicentre study consecutively patch-tested dermatitis patients were tested simultaneously with 1.0% and 2.0% (w/v) formaldehyde in aqua applied with a micro-pipette (15 mu l) to the filter paper disc in Finn Chambers (0.30 mg/cm(2) and 0.60 mg/cm(2), respectively). A total of 2,122 dermatitis patients were patch-tested. In all, 77 (3.6%) patients reacted positively to formaldehyde; 37 reacted only to 2.0%, 35 reacted to both concentrations and 5 patients reacted only to 1.0%. Significantly more patients were thus diagnosed with contact allergy to formaldehyde with 2.0% compared to 1.0% (p<0.001) without causing more irritant reactions. The detected number of isolated allergic reactions to the 2 formaldehyde-releasers in the Swedish baseline series and not to formaldehyde itself raises the question whether quaternium-15 1.0% and diazolidinyl urea 2.0% should be present in the Swedish baseline series.
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- Morgardt-Ryberg, Kristina, et al.
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Patch Testing with a Textile Dye Mix in Two Concentrations: A Multicentre Study by the Swedish Contact Dermatitis Research Group
- 2015
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In: Acta Dermato-Venereologica. - : Medical Journals Sweden AB. - 1651-2057 .- 0001-5555. ; 95:4, s. 427-431
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Disperse dyes, which are used for colouring synthetic textile fibres, are well-known contact sensitisers. To investigate the outcome of patch-testing with a textile dye mix (TDM) at 7 dermatology clinics in Sweden, a TDM tested at 2 concentrations was included into the baseline series during one year. The mix consisted of Disperse (D) Blue 35, D Yellow 3, D Orange 1 and 3, D Red 1 and 17, all 1.0%, and D Blue 106 and D Blue 124, each 0.3% in the mix 6.6% and 1.0% each in the mix 8.0%. In 2,122 tested patients, contact allergy to the TDM at the concentration 8.0% was found in 2.8% and to the TDM at 6.6% in 2.5% of the patients. The contact allergy to the TDM could explain or contribute to the dermatitis in about 35% of the patients. Conclusion: contact allergy to the TDM is common and inclusion into the Swedish baseline series should be considered.
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- Engfeldt, Malin, et al.
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Swedish Experiences From Patch-testing Methylisothiazolinone Separately
- 2015
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In: Acta Dermato-Venereologica. - : Medical Journals Sweden AB. - 0001-5555 .- 1651-2057. ; 95:6, s. 717-719
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- The preservative methylchloroisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (MCI/MI) is a well-known sensitiser and present in the Swedish baseline series since the 1980s. The proportions of MCI/MI are 3:1. MI alone has been used as a preservative since less than 10 years. This study was conducted on behalf of the Swedish Contact Dermatitis Research Group to evaluate inclusion of MI in the Swedish baseline series since the preparation of MCI/MI might fail to detect contact-allergic reactions to MI alone. Patients with suspected allergic contact dermatitis at 5 Swedish dermatology departments were consecutively patch-tested with MI 2,000 ppm aq and MCI/MI 200 ppm aq. The number of cases with exclusive contact allergy to MI varied between 0.8-4.2%. In total, 1.9% reacted exclusively to MI and not to MCI/MI. Due to the considerable frequency of contact allergy to MI not traced by MCI/MI, MI 2,000 ppm aq is included in the Swedish baseline series from January 2014. This corresponds to a dose of 60 mu g/cm(2).
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- Isaksson, Marléne, et al.
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Multicentre patch testing with compositae mix by the Swedish contact dermatitis research group
- 2011
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In: Acta Dermato-Venereologica. - : Society for Publication of Acta Dermato-Venereologica. - 0001-5555 .- 1651-2057. ; 91:3, s. 295-298
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Journal article (peer-reviewed)abstract
- Sesquiterpene lactone mix detects contact allergy to these compounds present in the plant family Asteraceae. This marker is present in many baseline series. An additional marker is Compositae mix, which is not present in many baseline series. To investigate whether this allergen should be inserted into the Swedish baseline series, sex dermatology centres representing the Swedish Contact Dermatitis Research Group included Compositae mix into their baseline series for 1.5 years. Of 2818 patients tested, 31 (1.1%) reacted to Compositae mix and 26 (0.9%) to Sesquiterpene lactone mix. Active sensitization to Compositae mix was noted in two cases. Only 0.4% of Asteraceae contact allergy cases would have been missed if Compositae mix had not been tested, a frequency too low to merit its inclusion in the baseline series. Due to obvious geographical differences in frequency in frequency of simultaneous allergic reactions to Compositae mix and Sesquiterpene lactone mix, the question as to whether specific baseline series (including Compositae mix or not as a "tail" substance) should be used in the different centres must be addressed. Another option could be to remove Sesquiterpene lactone mix from the baseline series and substitute it with Compositae mix.
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- Stenberg, Magnus, 1964-
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Bortom noll : En hälsofrämjande byggbransch
- 2016
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Reports (other academic/artistic)abstract
- Svensk byggindustri betraktas internationellt sett i många avseenden som ett föredöme och ett framgångsexempel när det gäller arbetsmiljö och arbetsförhållanden. Trots det är branschen fortfarande drabbad av en stor andel allvarliga arbetsplatsolyckor som i flera fall per år leder till att den drabbade omkommer. Huvudsyftet med denna studie är att belysa bakomliggande orsaker till allvarliga arbetsolyckor inom branschen. Studien bygger i huvudsak på två genomförda enkätundersökningar. Den första enkätundersökningen, som genomfördes under hösten 2011 och våren 2012, vände sig till medarbetare inom svensk byggindustri som någon gång under åren 2005, 2007, 2009 eller 2011 råkat ut för en allvarlig arbetsolycka. Den andra enkätundersökningen genomfördes under hösten 2013 i syfte att nå en referensgrupp av byggnadsarbetare som inte råkat ut för allvarliga arbetsplatsolyckor. Enkätundersökningarna föregicks av intervjuer med branschrepresentanter som också varit delaktiga i utformandet av enkäterna. Det insamlade datamaterialet har bearbetats och analyserats med hjälp av statistikprogrammet SPSS. Därefter har en kompletterande litteraturstudie genomförts i syfte att, där det varit möjligt, också belysa studiens resultat i en internationell kontext och visa på möjliga vägar för en fortsatt utveckling mot säkrare arbetsplatser. Studiens resultat ger en komplex bild av bakomliggande orsaker till allvarliga arbetsolyckor inom branschen. Personfaktorer som ålder och attityd och inställning till säkerhet påverkar riskerna liksom den säkerhetskultur som präglar arbetsplatsen. Det finns också ett klart samband mellan stress och allvarliga olycksfall. Arbetsledningen måste gå i bräschen och ge säkerhetsfrågorna högsta prioritet. Ett väl fungerande förebyggande arbete för hälsa och säkerhet är starkt kopplat till god planering av arbetet på arbetsplatsen i övrigt och olycksfallsriskerna.
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