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Methanol poisoning may result in metabolic acidosis, blindness, and death. The inhibition of alcohol dehydrogenase is fundamental to the treatment of methanol poisoning. We performed a multicenter study to evaluate fomepizole, an inhibitor of alcohol dehydrogenase, in the treatment of patients with methanol poisoning.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Toxicology Associates, and Division of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver 80210, USA. jeffrey.brent@uchsc.edu
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