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2007, Vol. 45, No. 5, Pages 485-486
Toxicology of the newer neonicotinoid insecticides: Imidacloprid poisoning in a human*Deepu David, M.B.B.S., Ige Abraham George, M.D. and John Victor Peter, M.D. DNB (MED), FRACPRegistrar, Division of Medicine, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India Lecturer, Division of Medicine, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India Reader, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Christian Medical College & Hospital, Tamil Nadu, India Imidacloprid, a potent neonicotinoid insecticide, is currently one of the best selling insecticides. We report a patient with clinical toxicity due to the ingestion of imidacloprid in a deliberate suicide attempt. The structure and mode of action of imidacloprid are discussed.  Forward Links to Citing ArticlesDong Haur Phua, Chun Chi Lin, Ming-Ling Wu, Jou-Fang Deng, Chen-Chang Yang. (2009) Neonicotinoid insecticides: an emerging cause of acute pesticide poisoning. Clinical Toxicology 47:4, 336-341 Online publication date: 1-Apr-2009. Summary | Full Text | PDF (68 KB) | PDF Plus (77 KB) John Victor Peter, John L Moran, Petra L Graham. (2007) Advances in the management of organophosphate poisoning. Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy 8:10, 1451-1464 Online publication date: 1-Jul-2007. Summary | Full Text | PDF (214 KB) | PDF Plus (316 KB) |
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