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A Case Report of Postpartum Hemorrhage Secondary to Snake Bite Envenomation: A Pathogenesis and Current Management Review. [PDF]
Case Rep Obstet GynecolBackground Snakebite envenomation (SBE) is a tropical disease with significant global morbidity and mortality, particularly affecting low‐resource settings. During pregnancy, SBE poses unique challenges, increasing both maternal and fetal mortality. Limited access to antivenom and delayed treatment further worsen outcomes.
Loza-Hernandez F +3 more
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Pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics of snake antivenom
Sri Lanka Journal of Medicine, 2018 Intact or fractionated immunoglobulins are used as snake antivenom to treat snake envenomation. Intravenously administered antivenom binds with snake toxins in the circulation and neutralizes the toxins.
Bhagya Nikapitiya, Kalana Maduwage
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Consequences of neglect: analysis of the sub-Saharan African snake antivenom market and the global context. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 BACKGROUND: The worldwide neglect of immunotherapeutic products for the treatment of snakebite has resulted in a critical paucity of effective, safe and affordable therapy in many Third World countries, particularly in Africa.
Nicholas I Brown
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Journal of Tropical Medicine, 2023 Snakebite is a global public health concern, which often occurs in tropical and subtropical underdeveloped areas, but it is often neglected. In the southern China, Naja naja atra (Chinese cobra) is a common venomous snake that causes swelling and ...
Jie Yang +10 more
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Biomedicines, 2020 The Chinese Cobra (Naja atra) is an elapid snake of major medical importance in southern China. We describe the in vitro neurotoxic, myotoxic, and cytotoxic effects of N.
Qing Liang +4 more
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Adverse Reactions after Administration of Antivenom in Korea
Toxins, 2020 Kovax® antivenom is the main treatment for toxins produced by the Gloydius species. However, research on adverse reactions after Kovax® antivenom administration is scarce.
Jin Seok Shim +4 more
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Current treatment for venom-induced consumption coagulopathy resulting from snakebite. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2014 Venomous snakebite is considered the single most important cause of human injury from venomous animals worldwide. Coagulopathy is one of the commonest important systemic clinical syndromes and can be complicated by serious and life-threatening ...
Kalana Maduwage, Geoffrey K Isbister
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Effectiveness of repeated antivenom therapy for snakebite-related systemic complications
Journal of International Medical Research, 2019 Objective This study aimed to determine the effect of repeated antivenom therapy compared with that of single antivenom therapy for treating snakebite-related systemic complications.
Kyung Hoon Park +7 more
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Toxins, 2020 Coastal taipan (Oxyuranus scutellatus) envenoming causes life-threatening neuromuscular paralysis in humans. We studied the time period during which antivenom remains effective in preventing and arresting in vitro neuromuscular block caused by taipan ...
Umesha Madhushani +4 more
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Population Pharmacokinetics of an Indian F(ab')2 Snake Antivenom in Patients with Russell's Viper (Daboia russelii) Bites. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2015 There is limited information on antivenom pharmacokinetics. This study aimed to investigate the pharmacokinetics of an Indian snake antivenom in humans with Russell's viper bites.Patient data and serial blood samples were collected from patients with ...
Geoffrey K Isbister +13 more
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