Poisoning by illegal rodenticides containing acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (chumbinho): A prospective case series

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-51

  Bucaretchi, Fbio ^a   Prado, Camila C ^a   Branco, Mara M ^a   Soubhia, Paula ^a   Metta, Gisele M ^a   Mello, Sueli Moreira ^a   De Capitani, Eduardo Mello ^a   Lanaro, Rafael ^a   Hyslop, Stephen ^a   Costa, Jose Luiz ^b   Fernandes, Luciane C R ^a   Vieira, Ronan José ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b Instituto de Criminalstica de São Paulo   (Brazil)

Author keywords

"chumbinho"; Aldicarb; Carbofuran; LC MS MS; Poisoning severity score

Indexed keywords

ALDICARB; ALDICARB SULPHOXIDE; ATROPINE; CARBAMIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CARBOFURAN; CHOLINESTERASE INHIBITOR; CHUMBINHO; DRUG METABOLITE; RODENTICIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BRONCHORRHEA; CHILD; DRUG EXCRETION; DRUG METABOLISM; FEMALE; HOMICIDE; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; INTUBATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIOSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RODENTICIDE INTOXICATION; SALIVATION; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SUICIDE ATTEMPT; SWEATING; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALDICARB; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; ATROPINE; CARBOFURAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCARINIC ANTAGONISTS; RODENTICIDES; SUICIDE, ATTEMPTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855920364     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/15563650.2011.639715     Document Type: Article

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