Background Preventable adverse drug reactions (ADR) and adverse events following
immunization (AEFI) are more prevalent in patients of low-and middle-income nations …

Background The choices for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in childhood acute kidney
injury (AKI) are limited in low-resource settings. Peritoneal dialysis (PD) appears to be the …

In this narrative review, a brief summary of theoretical approaches to risk perception is
followed by an analysis of some of the special factors influencing risk perception and risk …

Diethylene glycol (DEG) is an industrial chemical, the misuse of which has led to numerous
epidemic poisonings worldwide. The mechanism of its toxicity has not been defined as to the …

Study objective Diethylene glycol is a toxic industrial solvent responsible for more than 13
mass poisonings since 1937. Little is known about the clinical spectrum, progression, and …

Misuse of diethylene glycol (DEG) has led to numerous epidemic poisonings worldwide.
DEG produces toxicity because of its metabolism, although the mechanism of its toxicity has …

Context: Diglycolic acid (DGA) is one of the two primary metabolites of diethylene glycol
(DEG). DEG is an industrial solvent that has been implicated in mass poisonings resulting …

Context Diethylene glycol (DEG) is an organic compound found in household products but
also as a counterfeit solvent in medicines. DEG poisonings are characterized by acute …

Abstract Background In 2008, several Nigerian children developed acute kidney injury (AKI)
after ingesting teething syrup contaminated with diethylene glycol (DEG). Because there are …

1 Department of Clinical Sciences, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium 2
Department of Public Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium 3 Department …