Acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis in woodworkers caused by inhalation of birch dust contaminated with Pantoea agglomerans and Microbacterium barkeri

Acute hypersensitivity pneumonitis in woodworkers caused by inhalation of birch dust contaminated with Pantoea agglomerans and Microbacterium barkeri

Case description Five workers (2 males and 3 females) employed in a furniture factory located in eastern Poland developed hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) after the pine wood used for furniture production was replaced by birch wood. All of them reported onset of respiratory and general symptoms (co...

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Main Authors: Barbara Mackiewicz, Jacek Dutkiewicz, Jan Siwiec, Tomasz Kucharczyk, Elżbieta Siek, Angelina Wójcik-Fatla, Grażyna Cholewa, Alicja Cholewa, Mariola Paściak, Krzysztof Pawlik, Bogumiła Szponar, Janusz Milanowski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Institute of Rural Health 2019-12-01
Series:Annals of Agricultural and Environmental Medicine
Subjects:
hypersensitivity pneumonitis
wood dust
bacteria
pantoea agglomerans
microbacterium barkeri
inhalation challenge
occupational exposure
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