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Effect of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) point-of-care testing in OP poisoning on knowledge, attitudes and practices of treating physicians in Sri Lanka

BACKGROUND: Toxicology and Emergency medicine textbooks recommend measurement of acetylcholinesterase (AChE) in all symptomatic cases of organophosphorus (OP) poisoning but laboratory facilities are limited in rural Asia. The accuracy of point-of-care (POC) acetylcholinesterase testing has been demo...

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Autores principales: Rajapakse, Bishan N, Neeman, Teresa, Buckley, Nicholas A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4015291/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24589276
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6963-14-104