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ArticleFrontiers in public health2020

Environmental Contamination and Occupational Exposure of Algerian Hospital Workers.

Eline Verscheure, Matteo Creta, Jeroen Vanoirbeek, Meziane Zakia, Taleb Abdesselam, Robin Lebegge, Katrien Poels, Radu-Corneliu Duca, Lode Godderis

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Eline VerscheureDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Matteo CretaDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Jeroen VanoirbeekDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Meziane ZakiaCentre Hospitalo-Universitaire, Service Médicine du Travail, Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria.
Taleb AbdesselamCentre Hospitalo-Universitaire, Service Médicine du Travail, Université Abou Bekr Belkaid Tlemcen, Tlemcen, Algeria.
Robin LebeggeDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Katrien PoelsDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Radu-Corneliu DucaDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Lode GodderisDepartment of Public Health and Primary Care, Centre for Environment and Health, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
KU Leuven · BEUniversity of Abou Bekr Belkaïd · DZLaboratoire National de Santé · LU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Guidelines are in place to assure limited occupational exposure to cytostatic drugs. Even though this has led to a reduction in exposure, several studies reported quantifiable concentrations of these compounds in healthcare workers. In this study, we evaluated occupational exposure to cytostatic drugs in hospital workers from the University Hospital in Tlemcen, Algeria. Monitoring was performed by collecting wipe samples from surfaces, objects, personal protective equipment (gloves and masks) and from the skin of employees at an Algerian university hospital. Wipe samples were analyzed with ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled to a mass spectrometer. Concentrations ranged from below the limit of quantification up to 208.85, 23.45, 10.49, and 22.22 ng/cm

Indexed as

Antineoplastic AgentsOccupational ExposureAlgeriaEnvironmental MonitoringHospitalsHumansAntineoplastic AgentsAfricaantineoplastic drugschemotherapyenvironmental monitoringoccupational hygiene

Identifiers

PMID32850596
PMCPMC7419462
OpenAlexW3047416055

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