Codeine concentrations in human samples in a case of fatal ingestion.
Capillary gas chromatography coupled to mass spectrometry was employed to quantify codeine in biological fluids and tissues in a death attributed to oral codeine ingestion. The blood concentration of codeine was 22.1 mg/l. Results are discussed in the light of the existing literature.
Kintz
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P
Institut de Médecine Légale, Strasbourg, France.
Tracqui
A
A
Mangin
P
P
D000328:Adult; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D003061:Codeine / Q000032:analysis / Q000506:poisoning*; D062787:Drug Overdose; D000431:Ethanol / Q000032:analysis; D005260:Female; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D009020:Morphine / Q000032:analysis
D000431:Ethanol; D009020:Morphine; D003061:Codeine