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Matthew Di Rago
Researcher at Monash University
Publications - 16
Citations - 321
Matthew Di Rago is an academic researcher from Monash University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 11 publications receiving 192 citations. Previous affiliations of Matthew Di Rago include Monash University, Clayton campus.
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The analysis of 132 novel psychoactive substances in human hair using a single step extraction by tandem LC/MS.
Vassiliki A. Boumba,Vassiliki A. Boumba,Matthew Di Rago,Melissa Peka,Olaf H. Drummer,Dimitri Gerostamoulos +5 more
TL;DR: This technique has proven to be efficient for the one step extraction from hair of different classes of NPS in routine toxicological investigations; from unstable and volatile compounds, such as most of the cathinones, to hydrophobic compounds such as synthetic cannabinoids.
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Fast targeted analysis of 132 acidic and neutral drugs and poisons in whole blood using LC-MS/MS §
Matthew Di Rago,Eva Saar,Luke N Rodda,Sophie C. Turfus,Alex Kotsos,Dimitri Gerostamoulos,Olaf H. Drummer +6 more
TL;DR: The presented LC-MS/MS assay has proven to be applicable for determination of the analytes in blood and gives the opportunity for high throughput and fast turnaround times for forensic and clinical toxicology.
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Odds of culpability associated with use of impairing drugs in injured drivers in Victoria, Australia.
Olaf H. Drummer,Dimitri Gerostamoulos,Matthew Di Rago,Noel Woodford,Carla Morris,Tania Frederiksen,Kim Jachno,Rory Wolfe +7 more
TL;DR: Culpability analysis was conducted on 5000 drivers injured as a result of a vehicular collision and in whom comprehensive toxicology testing in blood was conducted, finding that drivers that had combinations of impairing drugs generally gave a large increase in odds.
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A Cluster of Fentanyl-Laced Heroin Deaths in 2015 in Melbourne, Australia
Luke N Rodda,Jennifer L. Pilgrim,Matthew Di Rago,Kerryn Crump,Dimitri Gerostamoulos,Olaf H. Drummer +5 more
TL;DR: This is the first reported case series of fatalities involving heroin and fentanyl outside of North America in published literature and may help inform public health and prevention strategies serving to decrease the potential for such fatalities in the future.
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Ultra-rapid targeted analysis of 40 drugs of abuse in oral fluid by LC-MS/MS using carbon-13 isotopes of methamphetamine and MDMA to reduce detector saturation
TL;DR: The described assay has been successfully used for analysis of oral fluid collected as part of law enforcement procedures at the roadside in Victoria, providing forensic results as well as epidemiological prevalence in the population tested.