TY - JOUR AU - Haidar, Mohamad K. AU - Vogt, Florian AU - Takahashi, Kensuke AU - Henaff, Fanny AU - Umphrey, Lisa AU - Morton, Nikola AU - Bawo, Luke AU - Kerkula, Joseph AU - Ferner, Robin AU - Porten, Klaudia AU - Baud, Frederic J. PY - 2020 DA - 2020/03/30 TI - Suspected paracetamol overdose in Monrovia, Liberia: a matched case–control study JO - BMC Pediatrics SP - 139 VL - 20 IS - 1 AB - A cluster of cases of unexplained multi-organ failure was reported in children at Bardnesville Junction Hospital (BJH), Monrovia, Liberia. Prior to admission, children’s caregivers reported antibiotic, antimalarial, paracetamol, and traditional treatment consumption. Since we could not exclude a toxic aetiology, and paracetamol overdose in particular, we implemented prospective syndromic surveillance to better define the clinical characteristics of these children. To investigate risk factors, we performed a case–control study. SN - 1471-2431 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12887-020-2008-3 DO - 10.1186/s12887-020-2008-3 ID - Haidar2020 ER -