Fatalities Associated with Ingestion of Diethylene Glycol-Contaminated Glycerin Used to Manufacture Acetaminophen Syrup - Haiti, November 1995-June 1996

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 45, Issue 30, 1996, Pages 649-650

  Malebranche, R ^a   Hecdivert, C ^a   Lassegue, A ^b   St Victor, S ^b   Derosena, R ^b   Denerville, K ^b   St Amand, C H ^b   Severe, D ^b   Compas, E ^b   Cleophat, P ^b   Buteau, J H ^b   Fabien, D ^b   Colimon, J ^b   Verdier, R I ^b   Cayemitte, M ^c   Placide, M F ^c   Hospedales, J ^d   Lewis, M ^d   Diouf, M A ^a   Garcia, S ^a   Parekh, R ^e   Bunchman, T ^e   Racusen, L ^f,g,h   more..

^a Minister of Health ^*  (Haïti)

^b Univ General Hospital

^c Child Health Institute of Haiti

^d Caribbean Epidemiology Center

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^f JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^h NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIETHYLENE GLYCOL; ETHYLENE GLYCOL DERIVATIVE; GLYCEROL; PARACETAMOL;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; CHILD; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EPIDEMIC; HAITI; HUMAN; INFANT; MORTALITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ACETAMINOPHEN; ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ETHYLENE GLYCOLS; GLYCEROL; HAITI; HUMANS; INFANT; KIDNEY FAILURE, ACUTE;

EID: 0030564699     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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