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Brief Communication

Disulfiram inhibition of cyanide formation after acetonitrile poisoning

Peter De PaepeDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium;Heymans Institute of Pharmacology, Ghent University, Ghent, BelgiumCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pieter ColinLaboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Pieter DepuydtDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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An-Sofie DecaveleDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Julie De SmetLaboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Koen BousseryLaboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Christophe StoveLaboratory of Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Dominique BenoitDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Alain VerstraeteDepartment of Clinical Chemistry, Microbiology and Immunology, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Jan Van BocxlaerLaboratory of Medical Biochemistry and Clinical Analysis, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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Walter BuylaertDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
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Pages 56-60 | Received 13 Jul 2015, Accepted 25 Sep 2015, Published online: 01 Dec 2015

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