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Agent Name Penicillin CAS Number 1406-05-9 Major Category Other Uses Category Pharmaceuticals Comments Occupational asthma reported; [Malo] Allergic contact dermatitis, both immediate and delayed, have been reported in pharmaceutical, healthcare, and animal-care workers. Other sensitizing antibiotics in the penicillin family include benzyl pencillin (54836-26-8), ampicillin (69-53-4), cloxicillin (61-72-3), mezlocilin (51481-65-3), and pivampicillin (33817-20-8). [Kanerva, p. 1189-90] Exposure Assessment Skin Designation (ACGIH) Not evaluated Adverse Effects Asthma Yes Skin Sensitizer Yes Links to Other NLM Databases Toxicity Information Search TOXNET Chemical Information Search ChemIDplus Biomedical References Search PubMed Related Information in Haz-Map Diseases Occupational diseases associated with exposure to this agent: Asthma, occupational Contact dermatitis, allergic Contact urticaria

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