Prevalence of latent eosinophilia among occupational gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria

• Published in: Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine
• Main Authors: Ayodele Olushola Ilesanmi, Ginnikachi Jennifer Ekwe, Rosemary Isioma Ilesanmi, Damilola Temitope Ogundele, Jacob Kehinde Akintunde, Oluwasogo Adewole Olalubi
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016
• Subjects: Eosinophilia; Occupational; Exposure; Gardeners; Duration; Allergens; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Biology (General); QH301-705.5; Arctic; Olympus
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apjtb.2015.12.022; https://doaj.org/article/35c73c2daf7f4441a2342f58bed4e62c

Objective: To determine the level of eosinophils present in the blood and sputum samples, presumably as a result of continual occupational exposure to allergens while on duty, as gardeners at Babcock University, Nigeria. Methods: Haemocytometer and Olympus microscope were utilized to estimate eosino...