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ArticleChildren (Basel, Switzerland)2024

Accidental Detection of Cocaine in Urine in Pediatric Patients: Case Series and Literature Review.

Martina Focardi, Ilenia Bianchi, Marta Romanelli, Valentina Gori, Laura Nanni, Fabio Vaiano, Stefania Losi

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Article in Children (Basel, Switzerland), 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Interpol review of forensic drug chemistry, 2022-2025.Forensic science international. Synergy · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Martina FocardiForensic Pathology Unit, AOU Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Ilenia BianchiLaboratory of Personal Identification and Forensic Morphology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5407-2160
Marta RomanelliForensic Pathology Unit, AOU Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Valentina GoriForensic Pathology Unit, AOU Careggi, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.
Laura NanniPediatric Emergency Unit, Department of Intensive Care and Emergency, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2389-2836
Fabio VaianoFT-LAB Forensic Toxicology Laboratory, Department of Health Science, University of Florence, Largo Brambilla 3, 50134 Florence, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-9256-4326
Stefania LosiResponsible GAIA Service, Meyer Children's Hospital IRCCS, Viale Pieraccini 24, 50139 Florence, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Infantile occult exposure to cocaine in domestic environments represents a complex clinical and medico-legal problem, which can be associated with abuse and neglect and with potential short- and long-term health risks for children. The authors present a retrospective study on 764 children under 14 years old who accessed the Emergency Department of IRCCS Meyer from 2016 to 2023 and were included in the GAIA (Child and Adolescent Abuse Group) protocol for suspected maltreatment and abuse, and for which a urine toxicology analysis was performed. The aim is to discuss the medico-legal implications and highlight the need for a thorough evaluation and management of such situations. Urine screening tests for substances of abuse (e.g., cocaine, opiates, etc.) were performed with an EMIT

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child abusecocainedrug exposureforensic toxicologymaltreatmentpediatric healthsubstance of abusetoxicological analyses

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PMCPMC11593212

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