Journal article
Prevalence of Beryllium Sensitization Among Department of Defense Conventional Munitions Workers at Low Risk for Exposure
Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.53(3), pp.258-265
03/01/2011
DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31820a408a
PMID: 21293302
Abstract
Objective: To estimate the prevalence of beryllium sensitization among former and current Department of Defense workers from a conventional munitions facility. Methods: Participants were screened by using Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Test. Those sensitized were offered clinical evaluation for chronic beryllium disease. Results: Eight (1.5%) of 524 screened workers were found sensitized to beryllium. Although the confidence interval was wide, the results suggested a possibly higher risk of sensitization among workers exposed to beryllium by occasional resurfacing of copper-2% beryllium alloy tools compared with workers with the lowest potential exposure (odds ratio = 2.6; 95% confidence interval, 0.23-29.9). Conclusions: The findings from this study suggest that Department of Defense workers with low overall exposure to beryllium had a low prevalence of beryllium sensitization. Sensitization rates might be higher where higher beryllium exposures presumably occurred, although this study lacked sufficient power to confirm this.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Prevalence of Beryllium Sensitization Among Department of Defense Conventional Munitions Workers at Low Risk for Exposure
- Creators
- Marek A. Mikulski - University of IowaWayne T. Sanderson - University of IowaStephanie A. Leonard - University of IowaSpencer Lourens - Univ Iowa, Dept Biostat, Coll Publ Hlth, Iowa City, IA 52242 USAR. William Field - Univ Iowa, Dept Occupat & Environm Hlth, Coll Publ Hlth, Iowa City, IA 52242 USANancy L. Sprince - University of IowaLaurence J. Fuortes - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of occupational and environmental medicine, Vol.53(3), pp.258-265
- Publisher
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- DOI
- 10.1097/JOM.0b013e31820a408a
- PMID
- 21293302
- ISSN
- 1076-2752
- eISSN
- 1536-5948
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- T42OH008491 / NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA; National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) T42 OH008491 / National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health's Occupational Epidemiology Training Program within the Heartland Center for Occupational Health and Safety DoD with oversight from the US Army Public Health Command-Provisional (USAPHC-Provisional), formerly US Army Center for Health Promotion and Preventive Medicine
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 03/01/2011
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Internal Medicine
- Record Identifier
- 9984364403202771
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