Annual Congress Berlin 2001

Saturday, 22.09.2001
Sunday, 23.09.2001
Monday, 24.09.2001
Tuesday, 25.09.2001
Wednesday, 26.09.2001

Citations should be made in the following way: Authors. Title. Eur Respir J 2004; 18: Suppl. 33, abstract number.

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Exposure to allergens and chemicals: clincial and mechanistical studies

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: M. Froudarakis (Heraklion, Greece), B. Nemery (Leuven, Belgium)

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Occupational asthma due to the enzymes phytase and beta-glucanase T. M. O'Connor, L. S. Doherty, J. F. Bourke, M. Jones, N. Brennan (Cork, Ireland; London, United Kingdom)
Risk factors for the development of work-related airway symptoms and sensitisation in laboratory animal workers G. De Meer, D. J. J. Heederik, G. Doekes, D. S. Postma (Utrecht, Groningen, The Netherlands)
Allergic sensitization to laboratory animals is associated with increased bronchial responsiveness: a prospective study of allergy to rats and mice A. M. Krakowiak, C. M. Palczynski, J. M. Walusiak, T. A. Wittczak, U. Ruta (Lodz, Poland)
Airborne latex allergen exposure measured with a sandwich EIA using polyclonal rabbit anti-latex IgG G. Doekes, M. van Niftrik, L. Portengen, V. J. Tomazic-Jezic, Z. Chen, E. Tjoe Nij, S. de Wind, D. J. J. Heederik (Utrecht, The Netherlands; Maryland, United States Of America; Bochum, Germany)
Stepwise diagnostic algorithm in 27 flour-induced asthma cases G. Fourgaut, E. Popin, M. Blaumeiser, M. C. Kopferschmitt-Kubler, G. Pauli (Strasbourg, France)
NO in exhaled air of clinicians with latex allergy O. Vasilyeva, A. Chuchalin, G. Kazakova, S. Batyin, T. Dmitrova (Moscow, Russia)
Experiences of exhaled nitric oxide measurements in diagnostics of occupational asthma R. Piipari, P. Piirila, H. Keskinen, H. Nordman (Helsinki, Finland)
Levels of house dust mites (HDM) in homes of patients with bronchial asthma (BA) and the airway inflammation T. N. Sourovenko, L. V. Zheleznova, S. V. Matlina, B. I. Geltser (Vladivostok, Russia)
Occupational asthma due to low molecular weight agents: eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic variants W. Anees, V. Huggins, I. Pavord, A. S. Robertson, S. Burge (Birmingham, Leicester, United Kingdom)
Clara cell protein in serum and bronchoalveolar lavage in occupational asthma due to glutaraldehyde C. M. Palczynski, T. Halatek, J. M. Walusiak, A. M. Krakowiak, T. A. Wittczak, U. J. Ruta, P. Gorski (Lodz, Poland)
Improving the quality of serial peak flow measurements V. Huggins, W. Anees, C. Pantin, S. Burge (Birmingham, Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom)
Peak expiratory flow records for the diagnosis of occupational asthma: the effect of data quantity on diagnostic sensitivity and specificity W. Anees, V. Huggins, S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Outbreak of occupational asthma due to zinc in welding fumes at a car manufacturing plant W. Anees, V. Huggins, A. Robertson, S. Burge (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
Is iroko (chlorophora excelsa) a sensitizing wood at the work place? R. Fedele, S. Isola, S. Saitta, P. L. Minciullo, E. De Marte, L. Barresi, L. Ricciardi (Messina, Italy)
Spirometric changes in fire - eating subjects in Mexico City A. Cabrera, M. Vargas, G. Ochoa, G. Escobedo, J. Pérez-Neria, F. G. Rico-Méndez (México, Mexico)
Exposure to malodors influences breathing and mental performance B. Danuser, D. Moser, T. Vitale-Sethre (Zurich, Switzerland)
Time-response of the inflammatory reaction in rats after instillation of ultrafine carbon particles A. G. Lenz, H. Hinze-Heyn, E. Karg, C. Knoch, K. L. Maier, C. Roth, H. Schulz, A. Ziesenis, J. Heyder (Neuherberg, Germany)
Study of immunological parameters (IgG, IgM, IgE, IgA, C3, C4, CRP, and phagocytic function (ST-NBT, SP-NBT), in female traditional bakers compared with asthmatics and normal control groups M. S. Rajaei, H. Heidarnazhad, B. Rahnoma (Tabriz, Iran)