A5039417491- Occupational exposure and asthma
- Occupational Health and Safety Research
- Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
- Occupational and environmental lung diseases
- Air Quality and Health Impacts
- Fungal Infections and Studies
- Contact Dermatitis and Allergies
- Parasitic Infections and Diagnostics
- Workplace Health and Well-being
- Infection Control in Healthcare
- Antifungal resistance and susceptibility
- Infection Control and Ventilation
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Medical Device Sterilization and Disinfection
- Linguistics and Cultural Studies
- Noise Effects and Management
- Hearing Loss and Rehabilitation
- Biomedical Ethics and Regulation
- Acoustic Wave Phenomena Research
- Advanced Battery Technologies Research
- Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment
- Insects and Parasite Interactions
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Natural Language Processing Techniques
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
Xinjiang University
2024
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
2014-2023
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013-2022
ObjectivesNo extensive investigation has been performed and thus no representative data are available regarding acute liver failure (ALF) in China. This study aims to investigate the causes outcomes of ALF China establish a prognostic model. MethodsPatients diagnosed as seven hospitals different areas from January 2007 December 2012 were retrospectively selected. ResultsOf 177 patients included this study, 112 (63.28%) eventually died. The common drug toxicity (43.50%), indeterminate...
Background Healthcare workers have an elevated prevalence of asthma and related symptoms associated with the use cleaning/disinfecting products. The objective this study was to identify characterize tasks products used among hospital occupations. Methods Workers from 14 occupations at five hospitals were monitored for 216 shifts, work recorded five‐minute intervals. major chemical constituents each product identified safety data sheets. Results Cleaning disinfecting performed a high...
Use of cleaning and disinfecting products is associated with work-related asthma among healthcare workers, but the specific levels factors that affect exposures remain unclear. The objective this study was to evaluate determinants selected volatile organic compound (VOC) in settings.Personal mobile-area air measurements (n = 143) from 100 workers at four hospitals were used model ethanol, acetone, 2-propanol, d-limonene, α-pinene, chloroform exposures. Hierarchical cluster analysis conducted...
Abstract Background We evaluated the effectiveness of workplace changes to prevent indium lung disease, using 2002–2010 surveillance data collected by an indium‐tin oxide production facility. Methods assessed pulmonary function lower limits normal. Blood concentration and personal air sampling were used estimate exposure. Results Abnormalities uncommon at hire. After hire, prevalence spirometric restriction was 31% (n = 14/45), about fourfold higher than expected. Excessive decline in FEV1...
The exacerbation of asthma by workplace conditions is common, but little known about which agents pose a risk.We used data from an existing survey adults with to identify occupational exposures associated severe asthma.Questionnaires were completed 557 working asthma. Severe in the past 12 months was defined as asthma-related hospitalization, or reports both unplanned care and treatment short course oral corticosteroids. Occupational for same time period assessed using asthma-specific job...
Many rural residents work in the field of agriculture; however, employment nonagricultural jobs also is common. Because previous studies communities often have focused on agricultural workers, much less known about occupational exposures other types settings. Characterizing airborne that can contribute to respiratory diseases important so differences between and urban working populations be assessed.1994-2011.This investigation used data from baseline questionnaire completed by adult...
Cleaning and disinfecting tasks product use are associated with elevated prevalence of asthma respiratory symptoms among healthcare workers; however, the levels exposure that pose a health risk remain unclear. The objective this study was to estimate peak, average, determinants real-time total volatile organic compound (TVOC) cleaning product-use. TVOC exposures were measured using monitors equipped photoionization detector (PID). A simple correction factor applied measurements, calculated...
Existing asthma-specific job-exposure matrices (JEMs) do not necessarily reflect current working conditions in the USA and directly function with occupational coding systems commonly used USA. We initiated a project to modify an existing JEM address these limitations, apply new entire US employed population estimate quantitatively extent of probable work-related asthma exposures nationwide.We started that was developed for northern Europe (the N-JEM) modified it 2010 Standard Occupational...
BACKGROUND: Clinical and epidemiological studies commonly use different case definitions in settings when investigating work‐exacerbated asthma (WEA). These differences are likely to impact characteristics of the resulting WEA cases. OBJECTIVES: To investigate this issue by comparing two groups cases, one identified using an intensive clinical evaluation another that fulfilled criteria. METHODS: A total 53 cases had been referred for suspected work‐related tertiary clinics Canada, where...
Abstract Background Asthma‐related health outcomes are known to be associated with indoor moisture and renovations. The objective of this study was estimate the frequency these environmental quality (IEQ) factors in healthcare facilities their association asthma‐related among workers. Methods New York City workers (n = 2030) were surveyed regarding symptoms, renovation at work home during last 12 months. Questions for workplace addressed water damage (WD), mold growth (MG), odor (MO), while...
Coffee production workers are exposed to complex mixtures of gases, dust, and vapors, including the known respiratory toxins, diacetyl, 2,3-pentanedione, which occur naturally during coffee roasting also present in flavorings used flavor coffee. This study evaluated associations these two α-diketones with lung function measures workers. Workers completed questionnaires, their was assessed by spirometry impulse oscillometry (IOS). Personal exposures sum (Sum DA+PD ) were assigned...
A recent article reported that occupational exposure to vapor-gas, dust, and fumes (VGDF) was more common in a sample of rural adults than urban settings. In another study the same adults, airflow obstruction (AO) associated with VGDF combination smoking exposure. The goal current determine if similar associations were evident adults. We analyzed enrollment data from Keokuk County Rural Health Study (KCRHS), which investigated health residents Iowa. used methods as job-exposure matrix (JEM)...
<h3>Abstract</h3> <h3>Background</h3> Historically, the international development community has often held view that those living in extreme poverty (at less than $1.90/day) are likely to have a low prevalence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors due calorie scarcity, largely plant-based diet, and physical labor. Evidence on CVD factor among adults below World Bank’s line for globally is sparse because studies used measures socioeconomic status not comparable across study populations...
<b>Background:</b> Prior analyses of data from a questionnaire survey healthcare workers identified associations current asthma and exacerbation with housekeeping nursing occupations cleaning patient care tasks. These findings are augmented new evaluations the association same outcomes using products combinations represented by exposure clusters (ECs). <b>Methods:</b> The 2,030 participants were cleaners, nurses, technicians working in hospitals homes New York City. Health all (n=173)...
Healthcare facility staff use a wide variety of cleaning and disinfecting products during their daily operations, many which are associated with respiratory or skin irritation sensitization repeated exposure. The objective this study was to characterize the prevalence disinfection product use, glove disinfection, skin/allergy symptoms by occupation identify factors influencing among healthcare staff. A questionnaire administered current employees at midwestern Veterans Affairs that elicited...