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Ammonium chloride poisoning: a misunderstood cause of metabolic acidosis with normal anion gap

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  1. Department of Infectious Intensive Care Unit, Bichat-Claude Bernard University Hospital, 46 rue Henri Huchard, 75018 , Paris, France

    Bruno Mégarbane, Jean-Pierre Bédos & Bernard Régnier

  2. Clinique de Réanimation des Maladies Infectieuses, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, 46 Rue Henri Huchard, 75018 , Paris, France

    Fabrice Bruneel

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Mégarbane, B., Bruneel, F., Bédos, JP. et al. Ammonium chloride poisoning: a misunderstood cause of metabolic acidosis with normal anion gap. Intensive Care Med 26, 1869 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001340000722

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