AIM: To establish a reference range for antimony in the serum and urine of infants in the first year of life. METHODS: 100 infants were selected randomly from the population. Each infant had a single blood and urine sample taken. Antimony was assayed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. RESULTS: The reference range for antimony in the serum of infants in the first year of life was established as 0.09-0.25 microgram/l. The upper 95% centile for urinary antimony, corrected for creatinine, in the same population was 2.6 ng/mg creatinine. There was a very weak correlation between the serum and urine concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the presence of low concentrations of antimony in the serum and urine of healthy infants.
AIM: To establish a reference range for antimony in the serum and urine of infants in the first year of life. METHODS: 100 infants were selected randomly from the population. Each infant had a single blood and urine sample taken. Antimony was assayed using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. RESULTS: The reference range for antimony in the serum of infants in the first year of life was established as 0.09-0.25 microgram/l. The upper 95% centile for urinary antimony, corrected for creatinine, in the same population was 2.6 ng/mg creatinine. There was a very weak correlation between the serum and urine concentrations. CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the presence of low concentrations of antimony in the serum and urine of healthy infants.
Authors: A Cullen; B Kiberd; D Devaney; J Gillan; P Kelehan; T G Matthews; P Mayne; N Murphy; M O'Regan; W Shannon; L Thornton Journal: Arch Dis Child Date: 2000-03 Impact factor: 3.791
Authors: James P K Rooney; Bernhard Michalke; Gráinne Geoghegan; Mark Heverin; Stephan Bose-O'Reilly; Orla Hardiman; Stefan Rakete Journal: Environ Sci Pollut Res Int Date: 2022-06-02 Impact factor: 5.190