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Admission imidacloprid plasma concentrations (n = 33).. Compared to other cases of imidacloprid poisoning where the plasma concentration was quantified (12.5 and 2.05 ng/L post-mortem), our patients survived despite relatively high concentrations.
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This was subsequently confirmed on laboratory testing of a blood sample obtained 5 hours post-ingestion when the plasma concentration of imidacloprid was 44.6 ng/L (Figure 2) and the butyryl cholinesterase activity was normal.
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