Pralidoxime and pesticide poisoning: A question of severity?

In this issue of the Biomedical Journal, we highlight new data supporting the use of pralidoxime in the treatment of cases of organophosphate poisoning, which also suggest that WHO treatment guidelines should be updated. We also learn about a modified surgical technique to repair severe spinal injur...

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Main Author: Emma Louise Walton
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-12-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417016303365
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spelling doaj-ea6a2ca4e9c24044850c346a9b0864d62021-04-02T07:47:16ZengElsevierBiomedical Journal2319-41702016-12-0139637337510.1016/j.bj.2016.12.001Pralidoxime and pesticide poisoning: A question of severity?Emma Louise WaltonIn this issue of the Biomedical Journal, we highlight new data supporting the use of pralidoxime in the treatment of cases of organophosphate poisoning, which also suggest that WHO treatment guidelines should be updated. We also learn about a modified surgical technique to repair severe spinal injuries, as well as new insight into the structure of human adenovirus that could inform vaccine development.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417016303365Organophosphate poisoningPralidoximeButyrylcholinesterase
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author Emma Louise Walton
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Pralidoxime and pesticide poisoning: A question of severity?
Biomedical Journal
Organophosphate poisoning
Pralidoxime
Butyrylcholinesterase
author_facet Emma Louise Walton
author_sort Emma Louise Walton
title Pralidoxime and pesticide poisoning: A question of severity?
title_short Pralidoxime and pesticide poisoning: A question of severity?
title_full Pralidoxime and pesticide poisoning: A question of severity?
title_fullStr Pralidoxime and pesticide poisoning: A question of severity?
title_full_unstemmed Pralidoxime and pesticide poisoning: A question of severity?
title_sort pralidoxime and pesticide poisoning: a question of severity?
publisher Elsevier
series Biomedical Journal
issn 2319-4170
publishDate 2016-12-01
description In this issue of the Biomedical Journal, we highlight new data supporting the use of pralidoxime in the treatment of cases of organophosphate poisoning, which also suggest that WHO treatment guidelines should be updated. We also learn about a modified surgical technique to repair severe spinal injuries, as well as new insight into the structure of human adenovirus that could inform vaccine development.
topic Organophosphate poisoning
Pralidoxime
Butyrylcholinesterase
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2319417016303365
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