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Verlaufsformen der Befeuchterlunge

Forms of humidifier lung

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Clinical and immunological investigations of 15 workers in a repro-printing house revealed a prevalence of 7% for the occurence of humidifier-lung. Serological sensitization to humidifier water and fungi respectively was found in 73%, fragmentary symptoms in 53%. In comparison to smokers, elevated antibody levels occured more frequently in nonsmokers (33% vs. 100%). The results are supposed to reflect subclinical stages of disease, but they are not yet of a definite predictive value. Reduction of microorganisms in humidifiers seems to be essential for the prevention of disease.

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  1. Pneumologische Abteilung, Medizinische Klinik I, Klinikum Großhadern der Universität München, Deutschland

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Hauck, R., Baur, X. Verlaufsformen der Befeuchterlunge. Klin Wochenschr 68, 512–517 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01648244

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