Neonicotinoid insecticides: An emerging cause of acute pesticide poisoning

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 336-341

  Phua, Dong Haur ^a   Lin, Chun Chi ^b   Wu, Ming Ling ^b   Deng, Jou Fang ^b   Yang, Chen Chang ^b,c  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Acute poisoning; Cholinergic syndrome; Imidacloprid; Neonicotinoid insecticide; Nicotinic receptor

Indexed keywords

ANABASINE; ATROPINE; IMIDACLOPRID; INSECTICIDE; NICOTINE; ANTIDOTE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; NICOTINIC AGENT; NICOTINIC RECEPTOR; NITRO DERIVATIVE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INGESTION; INTOXICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; TAIWAN; CHEMICALLY INDUCED DISORDER; DRUG EFFECT; HOSPITALIZATION; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SYNDROME;

HEXAPODA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIDOTES; ATROPINE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMIDAZOLES; INFANT; INSECTICIDES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NICOTINIC AGONISTS; NITRO COMPOUNDS; PNEUMONIA, ASPIRATION; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; RECEPTORS, NICOTINIC; RESPIRATORY INSUFFICIENCY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; SYNDROME; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 67649222986     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650802644533     Document Type: Article

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