An acute case of intoxication with cyanobacteria and cyanotoxins in recreational water in Salto Grande Dam, Argentina

Marine Drugs

Volumn 9, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2164-2175

  Giannuzzi, Leda ^a   Sedan, Daniela ^a   Echenique, Ricardo ^a   Andrinolo, Dario ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Acute case; Cyanobacteria; Cyanotoxins; Microcystin LR

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; BACTERIAL TOXIN; BILIRUBIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; CYANOTOXIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; IMIPENEM; MICROCYSTIN LR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADULT; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CASE REPORT; CYANOBACTERIUM; DYSPNEA; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; HYPOXEMIA; INTENSIVE CARE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LIVER TOXICITY; MALE; MICROCYSTIS; NAUSEA; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; THROMBOCYTE COUNT; VIRUS PNEUMONIA; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER IMMERSION;

EID: 82655188001     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16603397     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/md9112164     Document Type: Article

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