WORKbiota: A Systematic Review about the Effects of Occupational Exposure on Microbiota and Workers' Health.

ABSTRACT: The characterization of human microbiota and the impact of its modifications on the health of individuals represent a current topic of great interest for the world scientific community. Scientific evidence is emerging regarding the role that microbiota has in the onset of important chronic illnesses. Since individuals spend most of their life at work, occupational exposures may have an impact on the organism's microbiota. The purpose of this review is to explore the influence that different occupational exposures have on human microbiota in order to set a new basis for workers' health protection and disease prevention. The literature search was performed in PubMed, Cochrane, and Scopus. A total of 5818 references emerged from the online search, and 31 articles were included in the systemat

SUBMITTER: Mucci N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8834335 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature