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Humidifier disinfectant: 78 deaths and still in progress.
Iranian journal of public health, 2013 Sh Yarahmadi +3 more
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Eye irritation tests of polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG) and chloromethylisothiazolinone/methylisothiazolinone (CMIT/MIT) using a tissue model of reconstructed human cornea-like epithelium [PDF]
Environmental Health and Toxicology, 2019 Disinfectants including polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG) and mixtures of chloromethylisothiazolinone/ methylisothiazolinone (CMIT/MIT) have been widely used in Korea to prevent microbial growth in the humidifier water, which triggered an ...
Juyoung Park, Handule Lee, Kwangsik Park
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International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health, 2020 The purpose of this study was to characterize a new respiratory syndrome associated with exposure to a humidifier disinfectant (HD) in South Korea that is distinct from the well-known HD-related lung injury (HDLI). The authors identified this condition in 24 study subjects who were family members of patients with definite or probable HDLI (referred to ...
Jong Han Leem +6 more
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Toxics, 2022 (1) Background: Humidifier disinfectant (HD) is a biocidal chemical to keep the water tank inside a humidifier clean. Thousands of Koreans have experienced HD-related lung injuries. Of them, 6.9% were exposed to HD in hospitals.
Seula Lee +5 more
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Applied Sciences, 2021 Polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG), a major component of humidifier disinfectants (HDs), is responsible for the outbreak of pulmonary diseases in pregnant women and children in South Korea.
Suhyun Park, Hyojin Kim, Kyunghee Ji
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Lessons From the Household Humidifier Disinfectant Tragedy (HHDT) With Focus on the Chemical Poisoning Surveillance System: Review and Recommendation. [PDF]
J Korean Med SciPark DU +6 more
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Toxics, 2021 The inhalation of humidifier disinfectants (HDs) is linked to HD-associated lung injury (HDLI). Polyhexamethylene guanidine (PHMG) is significantly involved in HDLI, but the correlation between chloromethylisothiazolinone (CMIT) and HDLI remains ...
Sang-Hoon Jeong +13 more
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Hematotoxic Effect of Respiratory Exposure to PHMG-p and Its Integrated Genetic Analysis
Toxics, 2022 Polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG-p), the main ingredient of humidifier disinfectants, circulates systemically through the lungs; however, its toxicological assessment has been primarily limited to pulmonary disease. Herein, we investigated the
Hwa Jung Sung +12 more
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Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 2022 A public health crisis in the form of a significant incidence of fatal pulmonary disease caused by repeated use of humidifier disinfectants containing polyhexamethylene guanidine phosphate (PHMG) recently arose in Korea.
You-Jin Choi +10 more
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NOTCH1Pathway is Involved in Polyhexamethylene Guanidine-Induced Humidifier Disinfectant Lung Injuries [PDF]
Yonsei Medical Journal, 2020 An outbreak of fatal humidifier disinfectant lung injuries (HDLI) occurred in Korea. Human studies on mechanisms underlying HDLI have yet to be conducted. This study aimed to investigate methylation changes and their potential role in HDLI after exposure to HDs containing polyhexamethylene guanidine-phosphate.
Eun Lee +11 more
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