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Poisoning with Ethanol and 2-Propanol-Based Hand Rubs: Give Caesar What Belongs to Caesar!

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The authors would like to acknowledge Jenny Lu, MD, from Toxikon Consortium, Chicago, USA for her review of this manuscript.

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  1. Réanimation Médicale et Toxicologique, Hôpital Lariboisière, INSERM U705, Université Paris-Diderot, 2 Rue Ambroise Paré, 75010, Paris, France

    Bruno Mégarbane

  2. Centre Antipoison, Hôpital Fernand Widal, Université Paris-Diderot, 75018, Paris, France

    Antoine Villa

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Mégarbane, B., Villa, A. Poisoning with Ethanol and 2-Propanol-Based Hand Rubs: Give Caesar What Belongs to Caesar!. Neurocrit Care 30, 226–228 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12028-010-9353-2

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