Pralidoxime in acute organophosphorus insecticide poisoning--a randomised controlled trial.

<h4>Background</h4>Poisoning with organophosphorus (OP) insecticides is a major global public health problem, causing an estimated 200,000 deaths each year. Although the World Health Organization recommends use of pralidoxime, this antidote's effectiveness remains unclear. We aimed...

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Main Authors: Michael Eddleston, Peter Eyer, Franz Worek, Edmund Juszczak, Nicola Alder, Fahim Mohamed, Lalith Senarathna, Ariyasena Hittarage, Shifa Azher, K Jeganathan, Shaluka Jayamanne, Ludwig von Meyer, Andrew H Dawson, Mohamed Hussain Rezvi Sheriff, Nick A Buckley
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/0a832cc3b9fa4dbeab0a1c44dba2facb
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