Levamisole tainted cocaine causing severe neutropenia in Alberta and British Columbia

• Main Authors: Fan Shihe (Author), LeGatt Donald (Author), Achebe Ifeoma (Author), Skuridina Nataliya (Author), Buxton Jane A (Author), Knowles Lewinda (Author), Yan Zhu Nancy (Author), Talbot James (Author)
• Formato: Livro
• Publicado em: BMC, 2009-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Five cases of severe neutropenia (neutrophil counts < 0.5 per 10⁹cells/L) associated with exposure to cocaine and levamisole, an antihelimithic agent no longer available in Canada, were identified in Albert...