The number of allergic persons increases dramatically each year worldwide. However, it is not only patients who suffer, but also medical staff. Latex allergies, in particular, have increasingly become a focus matter.

In the German Federal Republic alone, the present number of allergic persons is estimated at around 30 million, with tendencies rising. The number of latex allergies is low by comparison: according to international estimates less than one percent of the overall population suffers from type I allergies, which are caused by latex products. In the risk groups, and this includes all medical professions, this amounts however up to 10%!

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