Snake antivenom for snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy [PDF]
Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2014 Snake venom induced consumption coagulopathy is a major systemic effect of envenoming. Observational studies suggest that antivenom improves outcomes for venom induced consumption coagulopathy in some snakebites and not others. However, the effectiveness of snake antivenom in all cases of venom induced consumption coagulopathy is controversial.To ...
Maduwage, Kalana +4 more
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Detection of Snake Venom in Post-Antivenom Samples by Dissociation Treatment Followed by Enzyme Immunoassay [PDF]
Toxins, 2016 Venom detection is crucial for confirmation of envenomation and snake type in snake-bite patients. Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is used to detect venom, but antivenom in samples prevents venom detection.
Kalana P. Maduwage +3 more
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Toxins not neutralized by brown snake antivenom [PDF]
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 2006 The Australian snakes of the genus Pseudonaja (dugite, gwardar and common brown) account for the majority of snake bite related deaths in Australia. Without antivenom treatment, the risk of mortality is significant. There is an accumulating body of evidence to suggest that the efficacy of the antivenom is limited.
Judge, Roopwant +4 more
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Cross neutralization of Afro-Asian cobra and Asian krait venoms by a Thai polyvalent snake antivenom (Neuro Polyvalent Snake Antivenom). [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2012 BACKGROUND: Snake envenomation is a serious public health threat in the rural areas of Asian and African countries. To date, the only proven treatment for snake envenomation is antivenom therapy.
Poh Kuan Leong +5 more
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Snake bite in South Asia: a review. [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2010 Snake bite is one of the most neglected public health issues in poor rural communities living in the tropics. Because of serious misreporting, the true worldwide burden of snake bite is not known.
Emilie Alirol +4 more
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Comparative evaluation of adverse effects in the use of powder trivalent antivenom and liquid antivenoms in Bothrops snake bites [PDF]
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012 INTRODUCTION: Snake bite, a problem in public health, generally occurs where there is no electric power. METHODS: A comparative clinical study was conducted with 102 victims of Bothrops snake bite, from the state of Amazonas, Brazil; 58 victims were ...
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Early Adverse Reactions to Snake Antivenom: Poison Center Data Analysis. [PDF]
Toxins (Basel), 2022 Antivenom is an essential treatment for snake envenomation; however, early adverse reactions (EARs) are major limitations to its use. We performed a retrospective cross-sectional study using Ramathibodi Poison Center data (January 2016 to December 2017 ...
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Challenges in care of snake envenomation in rural Pakistan: a narrative review
Toxicology Communications, 2023 Snake envenomation remains a neglected tropical disease in Pakistan per the World Health Organization, with approximately 40,000 bites and 8,200 fatalities annually.
Rmaah Memon +2 more
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Polyspecific snake antivenom may help in antivenom crisis [PDF]
BMJ, 2003 EDITOR—In Africa snakebites cause thousands of deaths annually and much permanent physical disability, but the supply of antivenom, the only specific treatment, is threatened by commercial pressures and privatisation. This has been caused over the past few years by the cessation of antivenom manufacture by Behringwerke in Germany, greatly reduced ...
Laing, G +6 more
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Snakebite and local envenomation by Boiruna maculata treated without antivenom
Acute Medicine & Surgery, 2021 Background When snake breeders are bitten by rare snakes, deciding whether to administer snake antivenom can be challenging. Case Presentation A 50‐year‐old man was bitten on the right finger by Boiruna maculata.
Shou Terashige +7 more
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