Respiratory illness in workers exposed to metalworking fluid contaminated with nontuberculous mycobacteria--Ohio, 2001.

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In January 2001, three machinists at an automobile brake manufacturing facility in Ohio (plant A) were hospitalized with respiratory illness characterized by dyspnea, cough, fatigue, weight loss, hypoxia, and pulmonary infiltrates. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis (HP) was diagnosed in all three workers. In March 2001, additional employees began seeking medical attention for respiratory and systemic symptoms. In May 2001, union and management representatives requested assistance from CDC's National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) in determining the cause of the illnesses and preventing further illness in employees. This report describes two case reports and the preliminary results of the ongoing investigation, which found that exposure to aerosolized nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) might be contributing to the observed respiratory illnesses in this manufacturing facility. Clinicians and public health professionals should be alert to the variable presentation of occupational respiratory disease that might occur in workers in the machining industry.

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Respiratory illness in workers exposed to metalworking fluid contaminated with nontuberculous mycobacteria--Ohio, 2001. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Journal Article

Journal: MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report

VOLUME: 51

Page Numbers: 349-52

Journal Abbreviation: MMWR Morb. Mortal. Wkly. Rep.

ISSN: 0149-2195

DAY: 26

MONTH: Apr

YEAR: 2002

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KEYWORDS: Respiratory Tract Diseases

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