Editing Latex allergy (section)

=== Occupational exposure ===
[[File:Hickman line catheter with 2 lumens.jpg|thumb|Central line with latex cap]]
The prevalence of latex allergy is greater in certain populations with increased exposure and has historically been studied in this context. <ref name=":0">{{Cite journal |last1=Nucera |first1=Eleonora |last2=Aruanno |first2=Arianna |last3=Rizzi |first3=Angela |last4=Centrone |first4=Michele |date=2020-09-28 |title=Latex Allergy: Current Status and Future Perspectives |journal=Journal of Asthma and Allergy |volume=13 |pages=385–398 |doi=10.2147/JAA.S242058 |doi-access=free |issn=1178-6965 |pmc=7532063 |pmid=33061465}}</ref> Specifically, regular and prolonged occupational exposure to latex is a known risk factor for the development of an allergy. <ref name=":15">{{Cite journal |last1=Parisi |first1=Claudio A.S. |last2=Kelly |first2=Kevin J. |last3=Ansotegui |first3=Ignacio J. |last4=Gonzalez-Díaz |first4=Sandra Nora |last5=Bilò |first5=Maria Beatrice |last6=Cardona |first6=Victoria |last7=Park |first7=Hae-Sim |last8=Braschi |first8=Maria Chiara |last9=Macias-Weinmann |first9=Alejandra |last10=Piga |first10=Mario A. |last11=Acuña-Ortega |first11=Natalhie |last12=Sánchez-Borges |first12=Mario |last13=Yañez |first13=Anahí |date=2021-07-28 |title=Update on latex allergy: New insights into an old problem |journal=The World Allergy Organization Journal |volume=14 |issue=8 |pages=100569 |doi=10.1016/j.waojou.2021.100569 |issn=1939-4551 |pmc=8335653 |pmid=34386153}}</ref> Healthcare workers, dental specialists, food service workers, cosmetologists, rubber industry workers, law enforcement personnel, and painters are among some of the highest-risk occupations.<ref name=":15" /> It is estimated that the worldwide prevalence of latex allergy in healthcare workers is 9.7%-12.4%.<ref name=":0" />

Latex allergy became a more common problem in healthcare in the 1980s and 1990s with the adoption of [[universal precautions]], which involved frequent use of latex gloves, with the emergence of [[HIV/AIDS|HIV/AIDs]].<ref name=":0" /> The rates of latex allergy dropped to 4-7% in the healthcare setting with the widespread introduction of non-powdered latex gloves.<ref name=":24">{{Cite web |title=Latex allergy: Epidemiology, clinical manifestations, and diagnosis |url=https://medilib.ir/uptodate/show/5543#rid43 |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=medilib.ir}}</ref> On December 19, 2016, the [[Food and Drug Administration|FDA]] officially banned the use of powdered gloves in the US healthcare setting, citing the unnecessary burden of potential injury due to allergy. <ref>{{Cite journal |last=Health |first=Center for Devices and Radiological |date=2023-05-01 |title=Medical Gloves |url=https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/medical-gloves |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929031202/https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/personal-protective-equipment-infection-control/medical-gloves |url-status=dead |archive-date=September 29, 2019 |journal=FDA |language=en}}</ref> General latex avoidance protocols have been put in to place in healthcare settings in the US and many other developed countries with the switch to [[Nitrile rubber|nitrile gloves]].<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":24" /> However, latex exposure in healthcare settings in developing countries from latex gloves or latex components of medical devices such as urinary catheters, dialysis ports, or vial stoppers, remains a significant concern.<ref name=":15" /><ref name=":24" />