Toxicity of benzyl alcohol in adult and
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Sharon E. McCloskey; Juan J. Gershanik; Juan J. L. Lertora; Luann White; William
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Article
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1986
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Benzyl alcohol, a bacteriostatic agent found in many parenteral preparations, has been implicated as the agent responsible for precipitating "the gasping syndrome" in premature neonates. To investigate this toxicity, benzyl alcohol was administered intraperitoneally to adult (23-28 g) and neonatal (