Ferrocyanide ingestion may cause false positives in cyanide determination

Journal of Toxicology - Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 337-340

  Laforge, Marie ^a   Gourlain, Heré ^a   Fompeydie, Dominique ^a   Buneaux, Françøise ^a   Borron, Stephen W ^b   Galliot Guilley, Martine ^a  

^a HÔPITAL FERNAND WIDAL   (France)

^b HÔPITAL LARIBOISIÈRE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; CYANIDE; FERROCYANIDE; FERROUS ION; HYDROXOCOBALAMIN; IRON COMPLEX; SULFURIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COLORIMETRY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYANIDE POISONING; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DIFFUSION; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DETERMINATION; HUMAN; MALE; TITRIMETRY;

ADULT; COLORIMETRY; CYANIDES; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FERRIC COMPOUNDS; FERROCYANIDES; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0032993361     PISSN: 07313810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/CLT-100102432     Document Type: Article

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