Table 3.

Prevalence of latex sensitization and allergy in the general pediatric population and those exposed to risk factors.

Studied Population	Latex Allergy	Sensitization to Latex	Country	Author, Year	Ref.
General Population	4.3%	2.1%	Worldide	Wu, 2016	[8]
Patients with spina bifida	46%	-	Singapore	Chua, 2013	[13]
		47.9%	Germany	Cremer, 2011	[11]
	37%	55%	Germany	Blumchen, 2010	[12]
		26.7%	Spain	Nieto, 2002	[10]
Patients with spina bifida operated in a latex-free environment		4.5%	Spain	Nieto, 2002	[10]
	0.8%	5%	Germany	Blumchen, 2010	[12]
Patients with myelomeningocele	20%	25%	Brazil	Bueno de Sa, 2013	[5]
	19.5%	-	Spain	Parisi, 2016	[9]
Atopic Patients	2.6%	3.9%	Italy	Meglio, 2002	[26]
	0.5%	3.8%	Portugal	Jorge, 2006	[27]
	2.7%	4%	Egypt	El-Sayed, 2014	[28]