Organophosphate poisoning in a 12-day-old infant: Case report

Annals of Tropical Paediatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 263-267

  O'Reilly, D A ^a   Heikens, G T ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Malawi)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATROPINE; GENTAMICIN; ORGANOPHOSPHATE; PENICILLIN G;

ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREATHING RATE; CASE REPORT; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LETHARGY; NEWBORN SEPSIS; ORGANOPHOSPHATE POISONING; OXYGEN SATURATION; PNEUMONIA; PUPIL REFLEX; TREATMENT RESPONSE;

ATROPINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PHOSPHORIC ACID ESTERS; POISONING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79960594305     PISSN: 02724936     EISSN: 14653281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/1465328111Y.0000000029     Document Type: Article

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