Health consequences of overexposure to disinfectants and self-medication against SARS-CoV-2: a cautionary tale review

H Hashemi, S Ghareghani, N Nasimi, M Shahbazi… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
To control and prevent the spread of the infectious agents in the environment and body,
various measures have been taken, including the use of disinfectants for hands and …

A cross-sectional multicenter linkage study of hospital admissions and mortality due to methanol poisoning in Iranian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic

SA Mahdavi, N Zamani, R McDonald, M Akhgari… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
A methanol poisoning outbreak occurred in Iran during the initial months of coronavirus
disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. We aimed to evaluate the epidemiology of the …

Supported PbHfCd electrocatalysts over carbon-hydroxyapatite composite fabricated by precipitation and NaBH4 reduction methods for glucose electrooxidation

B Ulas, Y Yilmaz, S Koc, H Kivrak - Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, 2023 - Springer
Fuel cells are one excellent option for converting energy through green technology. Due to
its accessibility and high-energy density, glucose can be employed as a fuel in fuel cells. In …

A review of poisonings originating from self-administration of common preventative substances during COVID-19 pandemic

H Hashemi, S Ghareghani, N Nasimi… - The American Journal …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The emergence of a new strain of virus leading to an epidemic or even a pandemic has
always been a major challenge for the global healthcare community [1]. Accordingly, the …

Electrochemical Analysis of Methanol with Nafion‐Coated Copper Oxide Nanoparticles

P Sawatmuenwai, K Kaewket… - Journal of Analytical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
This work introduces a Nafion‐coated copper (I) oxide nanoparticle electrode
(Nafion/Cu2O/GC) designed for the electrochemical detection of methanol (CH3OH). The …

Detection of Toxic Contaminants in Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizers Using Infrared Spectroscopy

AR Chowdhury, U Burney, D King… - Applied …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Recent fatalities due to methanol and 1-propanol toxicity in alcohol-based hand sanitizers
has led the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to ban 594 different hand sanitizer …

Antiseptic drugs and disinfectants with experience of the second year of COVID-19 pandemic-related side effects

DW Lachenmeier - Side Effects of Drugs Annual, 2022 - Elsevier
This review covers publications during the period January 2021 to December 2021 on
adverse reactions to antiseptic drugs and disinfectants. Specific agents discussed are …

A cluster of five deaths due to methanol toxicity after apparent hand sanitizer ingestion in the setting of chronic alcoholism

NP Krebs, L Czarnecki - Academic forensic pathology, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Methanol toxicity and its associated pathologies have been widely studied, however, at the
beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in methanol toxicity due to …

Unravelling the enigma of hand sanitizer in COVID-19–A bibliometric analysis of related publications over the year

E Samuel, A Babu, S Arjunan, B Mahanty - 2021 - researchsquare.com
Alcohol-based sand sanitizers (ABHSs) are effective in controlling the spread of COVID-19
and has been integrated to our daily life since the onset of the outbreak. However, the …

Evaluation of Brain Death due to Methanol Intoxication

T Mengi, H Özkök, Ö Öner, E Yaka… - Neurological …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
Objective: Intoxication may mimic brain death and cause brain death. In the literature, brain
death due to methanol intoxication is limited to case reports. In this report, patients with …