Hepatitis E, Helicobacter pylori, and gastrointestinal symptoms in workers exposed to waste water

S Jeggli, D Steiner, H Joller, A Tschopp… - Occupational and …, 2004 - oem.bmj.com
Background: Workers exposed to sewage may have an increased risk of infection by
Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis E virus (HEV). Aims: To assess the prevalence of clinical …

Exposure to bioaerosols, respiratory health and lung-specific proteins: a prospective study in garbage and wastewater workers

A Tschopp, A Bernard, AM Thommen… - Occupational and …, 2011 - oem.bmj.com
Objectives To prospectively assess respiratory health in wastewater workers and garbage
collectors over 5 years. Methods Exposure, respiratory symptoms and conditions, spirometry …

Clara cell protein and surfactant protein B in garbage collectors and in wastewater workers exposed to bioaerosols

D Steiner, S Jeggli, A Tschopp, A Bernard… - International archives of …, 2005 - Springer
Objectives: Inhalation of bioaerosols has been hypothesised to cause “toxic pneumonitis”
that should increase lung epithelial permeability at the bronchioloalveolar level. Serum …

Surfactant protein A, exposure to endotoxin, and asthma in garbage collectors and in wastewater workers

S Widmeier, A Bernard, A Tschopp, S Jeggli… - Inhalation …, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
Endotoxin causes an inflammation at the bronchial and alveolar level. The inflammation-
induced increase in permeability of the bronchoalveolar epithelial barrier is supposed to …

Biological monitoring and health effects of low-level exposure to N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone: a cross-sectional study

V Haufroid, VK Jaeger, S Jeggli, R Eisenegger… - International archives of …, 2014 - Springer
Purpose To examine the value of urinary 5-hydroxy-N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (5-HNMP) and 2-
hydroxy-N-methylsuccinimide (2-HMSI) in a population of workers exposed to N-methyl-2 …

Hepatitis E, Helicobacter pylori and peptic ulcers in workers exposed to sewage: a prospective cohort study

A Tschopp, H Joller, S Jeggli, S Widmeier… - Occupational and …, 2009 - oem.bmj.com
Background: Workers exposed to sewage may have an increased risk of infection by
Helicobacter pylori and hepatitis E virus (HEV). Objectives: To assess the incidence of …