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Methamidophos poisoning: A paediatric case report

Toxicology Reports
Methamidophos is a highly hazardous organophosphate and is known to cause an acute cholinergic toxidrome. Methamidophos use is not allowed in South Africa and therefore local data pertaining to methamidophos poisoning is very limited, with no paediatric ...
Pierre de Villiers, Noor Parker, Roland van Rensburg, Pierre Goussard, Carine Marks, Veshni Pillay-Fuentes Lorente   +5 more
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Contamination with Organophosphate Toxins in Humans in Iran: A Systematic Review [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Organophosphate toxins are among chemical toxins that are dangerous for human health. Due to the increasing use of organophosphate compounds in a variety of products such as insecticides and pesticides, as well as easy access to these ...
Daneshi, Salman, Khanjani, Narges, Razzaghi, Alireza   +2 more
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CSF lactate dehydrogenase activity in patients with Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease exceeds that in other dementias [PDF]

, 2004
The diagnosis of Creutzfeldt- Jakob disease (CJD) is still made by exclusion of other dementias. We now evaluated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) as a possible additional diagnostic tool. CSF LDH levels of patients with CJD (
Cepek, L., Kretzschmar, H. A., Niedmann, P., Otto, M., Poser, S., Schmidt, H., Schroter, A.   +6 more
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Body Biofluids for Minimally‐Invasive Diagnostics: Insights, Challenges, Emerging Technologies, and Clinical Potential

Advanced Healthcare Materials, Volume 15, Issue 4, 26 January 2026.
Recent advances in diagnostics have accelerated the development of miniaturized wearable technologies for the continuous monitoring of diseases. This paradigm is shifting healthcare away from invasive, centralized blood tests toward decentralized monitoring, using alternative body biofluids.
Lanka Tata Rao, Chandan Kumar Mandal, Fernando Patolsky   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Magnitude of behavioral deficits varies with job-related chlorpyrifos exposure levels among Egyptian pesticide workers. [PDF]

, 2020
Chronic occupational exposure to organophosphorus pesticides (OPs) is consistently associated with deficits on behavioral tests when compared to unexposed comparison groups. However, a dose-response relationship has yet to be established, leading some to
Anger, W Kent, Farahat, Fayssal M, Farahat, Taghreed M, Lasarev, Michael R, Lein, Pamela J, Olson, James R, Rohlman, Diane S   +6 more
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Probiotic‐Based Materials as Living Therapeutics

Advanced Materials, Volume 38, Issue 1, 2 January 2026.
Recent advances in Engineered Living Materials are highlighted, integrating synthetic biology and advanced materials, with a focus on probiotic‐based therapeutics. Probiotic Living Materials hold great potential for biosensing, infection treatment, osteogenesis, wound healing, vaginal and gastrointestinal disorders, and cancer therapy. breakthroughs in
Laura Sabio, Graham J. Day, Manuel Salmeron‐Sanchez   +2 more
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Utilization of plasmapheresis for organophosphate intoxication: A case report

Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2016
Organophosphate (OP) compounds are extremely toxic chemicals that may be absorbed via skin, conjunctiva, gastrointestinal and respiratory systems. Treatment of OP poisoning is a critical and aggressive process which includes decontamination, antidote ...
Nezihat Rana Disel, Ayca Acikalin, Zeynep Kekec, Ahmet Sebe   +3 more
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A case report and overview of Carbamate insecticide (Baygon) poisoning [PDF]

, 2017
The following is a case report of a 55-year-old gentleman who experienced excessive exposure to Baygon® , a local carbamate insecticide spray. He developed symptoms that were compatible with cholinesterase inhibition, namely headache, light-headedness ...
Attard, Marlene, Muscat, Peter
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Chlorpyrifos-Induced Delayed Neurotoxicity with A Rare Presentation of Flaccid Quadriplegia: A Diagnostic Challenge [PDF]

, 2017
Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate compound recognized as causing acute toxicity. However, organophosphate-induced delayed polyneuropathy (OPIDP), although rare, has also been described.
Afonso Mendes, Patrícia, Pereira, Tatiana Cunha, Pina, Rui, Santos, Rui   +3 more
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A Whiff of Garlic, a Turn of Fate: Recognizing Organophosphorus Poisoning Amid Diagnostic Uncertainty: A Case Report

Clinical Case Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, January 2026.
ABSTRACT OP compounds, commonly used as pesticides, are readily available over the counter and frequently implicated in intentional poisoning. We report a case of a 43‐year‐old male with OP poisoning initially misdiagnosed as alcohol intoxication. He was intubated in the emergency department on arrival due to a low Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) of 6/15 and ...
Sujan Tamang, Bishwo Ram Amatya, Sulav Neupane, Sunischit Chandra Neupane, Chiranjivi Panta, Anusmriti Pal, Dipesh Shrestha   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source