ReviewInternational journal of environmental research and public health2021
Early Detection Methods for Silicosis in Australia and Internationally: A Review of the Literature.
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23 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.
- Candidate gene polymorphisms associated with silicosis and coal workers' pneumoconiosis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2024Pooled it
- Interpretable machine learning methods based on oscillometry and electric modeling for the diagnostic of respiratory dysfunction in silicosis.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2026Article
- Metabolomic Subtyping and Machine Learning-Based Diagnosis Reveal Clinical Heterogeneity in Silicosis.Metabolites · 2026Article
- Ceramic industry and pneumoconiosis in Turkey: a cross-sectional study on workplace health management.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2025Article
- Occupational and Environmental Exposures: Trends in Publications, Diseases, and Experimental Models.Thoracic research and practice · 2025Article
- Diagnostic potential of serum ACE and CBC inflammatory markers in silicosis in the ceramic workers.Sarcoidosis, vasculitis, and diffuse lung diseases : official journal of WASOG · 2025Article
- The diagnostic accuracy of lymph node silicosis for pulmonary silicosis in South African gold miners.ERJ open research · 2025Article
- Global scenario of silica-associated diseases: A review on emerging pathophysiology of silicosis and potential therapeutic regimes.Toxicology reports · 2025Review
- Screening Workers for Occupational Exposure to Respirable Crystalline Silica: Development and Usability of an Electronic Data Capture Tool.JMIR human factors · 2025Article
- Impact of Occupational Cement Dust Exposure on Hematological Health Parameters: A Cross-Sectional Study.Cureus · 2024Article
- Dose-response relationship between lung function and chest imaging response to silica exposures in artificial stone manufacturing workers.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2024Article
- Health Screening Strategies for Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners for Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Silicosis: A Case of the USAID-Supported Kunda Nqob'iTB Project in Zimbabwe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Development of a multi-laboratory integrated predictive model for silicosis utilizing machine learning: a retrospective case-control study.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- Prevalence and determinants of evidence of silicosis and impaired lung function among small scale tanzanite miners and the peri-mining community in northern Tanzania.PLOS global public health · 2024Article
- The emerging roles of circHECTD1 in human diseases and the specific underlying regulatory mechanisms.PeerJ · 2024Review
- Microbiota and mycobiota in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of silicosis patients.Journal of occupational medicine and toxicology (London, England) · 2023Article
- The Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers for the IgG Subclass in Coal Workers' Pneumoconiosis.Journal of immunology research · 2023Article
- Immune Status of Workers with Professional Risk of Being Affected by Chrysotile Asbestos in Kazakhstan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- The Triple Burden of Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Silicosis among Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners in Zimbabwe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Article
- Global and national burden and trends of mortality and disability-adjusted life years for silicosis, from 1990 to 2019: results from the Global Burden of Disease study 2019.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
Pneumoconiosis, or occupational lung disease, is one of the world's most prevalent work-related diseases. Silicosis, a type of pneumoconiosis, is caused by inhaling respirable crystalline silica (RCS) dust. Although silicosis can be fatal, it is completely preventable. Hundreds of thousands of workers globally are at risk of being exposed to RCS at the workplace from various activities in many industries. Currently, in Australia and internationally, there are a range of methods used for the respiratory surveillance of workers exposed to RCS. These methods include health and exposure questionnaires, spirometry, chest X-rays, and HRCT. However, these methods predominantly do not detect the disease until it has significantly progressed. For this reason, there is a growing body of research investigating early detection methods for silicosis, particularly biomarkers. This literature review summarises the research to date on early detection methods for silicosis and makes recommendations for future work in this area. Findings from this review conclude that there is a critical need for an early detection method for silicosis, however, further laboratory- and field-based research is required.
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