MBT = mercaptobenzothiazole; n = number of patients in sample population; pet = petrolatum. † 3491 patients were tested to the mercapto mix 1% pet. ‡ 4,908 patients were tested with mercapto ...

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Approval by the University of Pennsylvania Institutional Review Board was obtained prior to the initiation of this retrospective chart review. All patients who were patch-tested between July 1 ...

OBJECTIVES: An update of a study of workers exposed to 2-mercaptobenzothiazole (MBT) at a rubber chemicals plant in Nitro, West Virginia is reported. The earlier study found high rates of lung cancer, ...