Allergenic Properties of Dust in Cotton and Linen Spinning Mills,
Abstract
Investigations included cutaneous scarification tests in workers of cotton- and flax-spinning mills, anaphylaxia with desensitization experiments in guinea pigs, along with staging of intradermal and scarification tests in sensitized animals, wherefrom the following inferences ensew: Industrial dust of cotton- and flax-spinning mills is an allergen; positive skin tests are recorded not only in patients with impaired bronchopulmonary system but also in practically healthy subjects, which, apparently, is indicative of a latent nature of the allergy; antigenic properties of the industrial dust are due to the presence therein of bacteria and fungi; there is an affiliation between the dust generated at cotton and flax-spinning mills, conditioned by the homogeneity of the fungal and bacterial flora.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 17, 1974
- Accession Number
- AD0781147
Entities
People
- A. A. Fetisova
- O. G. Aleksandrova
- S. M. Titova
Organizations
- National Air and Space Intelligence Center