Case report: Paralytic shellfish poisoning in Sabah, Malaysia

• Main Authors: Maria Suleiman, Jenarun Jelip, Christina Rundi, Tock H. Chua
• 格式: Article
• 語言: English; English
• 出版: The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 2017
• 主題: RA1190-1270 Toxicology. Poisons
• 在線閱讀: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34075/1/Case%20report%2C%20paralytic%20shellfish%20poisoning%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.ABSTRACT.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34075/2/Case%20report%2C%20paralytic%20shellfish%20poisoning%20in%20Sabah%2C%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/34075/; https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5805076/; https://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.17-0589

During the months of January–February and May–June 2013 coinciding with the red tide occurrence in Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, six episodes involving 58 cases of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) or saxitoxin (STX) poisoning and resulting in four deaths were reported. Many of them were intoxic...