Title |
Acute Human Self-Poisoning with Imidacloprid Compound: A Neonicotinoid Insecticide
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Published in |
PLOS ONE, April 2009
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DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0005127 |
Pubmed ID | |
Authors |
Fahim Mohamed, Indika Gawarammana, Thomas A. Robertson, Michael S. Roberts, Chathura Palangasinghe, Shukry Zawahir, Shaluka Jayamanne, Jaganathan Kandasamy, Michael Eddleston, Nick A. Buckley, Andrew H. Dawson, Darren M. Roberts |
Abstract |
Deliberate self-poisoning with older pesticides such as organophosphorus compounds are commonly fatal and a serious public health problem in the developing world. The clinical consequences of self-poisoning with newer pesticides are not well described. Such information may help to improve clinical management and inform pesticide regulators of their relative toxicity. This study reports the clinical outcomes and toxicokinetics of the neonicotinoid insecticide imidacloprid following acute self-poisoning in humans. |
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Argentina | 1 | 100% |
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Members of the public | 1 | 100% |
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Germany | 1 | <1% |
Malaysia | 1 | <1% |
France | 1 | <1% |
Australia | 1 | <1% |
Belgium | 1 | <1% |
United States | 1 | <1% |
Unknown | 133 | 96% |
Demographic breakdown
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Student > Bachelor | 22 | 16% |
Student > Master | 16 | 12% |
Student > Ph. D. Student | 14 | 10% |
Researcher | 11 | 8% |
Other | 9 | 6% |
Other | 39 | 28% |
Unknown | 28 | 20% |
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Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 26 | 19% |
Medicine and Dentistry | 24 | 17% |
Environmental Science | 13 | 9% |
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 9 | 6% |
Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 8 | 6% |
Other | 28 | 20% |
Unknown | 31 | 22% |