Work-related adverse respiratory health outcomes at a machine manufacturing facility with a cluster of bronchiolitis, alveolar ductitis and emphysema (BADE).
Kristin J CummingsMarcia L StantonKathleen KreissRandy J BoylsteinJu-Hyeong ParkJean M Cox-GanserM Abbas VirjiNicole T EdwardsLeopoldo N SegalMartin J BlaserDavid N WeissmanRandall J NettPublished in: Occupational and environmental medicine (2020)
Lung function loss and BADE were associated with production work. Relationships with relative endotoxin exposure indicate work-related adverse respiratory health outcomes beyond the sentinel disease cluster, including an incident BADE case. Until causative factors and effective preventive strategies for BADE are determined, exposure minimisation and medical surveillance of affected workforces are recommended.