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Wound Infections of Snakebites from the Venomous Protobothrops mucrosquamatus and Viridovipera stejnegeri in Taiwan: Bacteriology, Antibiotic Susceptibility, and Predicting the Need for Antibiotics—A BITE Study

Toxins, 2020
Snakebites from Taiwan habus (Protobothrops mucrosquamatus) and green bamboo vipers (Viridovipera stejnegeri) account for two-thirds of all venomous snakebites in Taiwan.
Chih-Chuan Lin, Yen-Chia Chen, Zhong Ning Leonard Goh, Chen-Ken Seak, Joanna Chen-Yeen Seak, Gao Shi-Ying, Chen-June Seak, SPOT Investigators   +7 more
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Degradomics for large‐scale mechanistic insights on proteases and proteolysis in human health

The FEBS Journal, EarlyView.
Proteolysis has an important role in human disease but remains relatively unexplored. Degradomics, the uncovering of proteolysis in tissues, cells, and proteins, uses mass spectrometry‐based terminomics to identify protein termini occurring therein (forward degradomics) and to define the actions of proteases (reverse degradomics).
Daniel R. Martin, Sumit Bhutada, Suneel S. Apte   +2 more
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Contribution of ultrasonography to the diagnosis of internal bleeding in snakebite envenomation [PDF]

, 2016
Background: In Africa, snakebite envenomations are frequently complicated by life-threatening hemorrhagic syndromes. The authors of the present study conducted a prospective analysis at the University Hospital of Parakou (north of Benin) for seven months
Aguemon, A. R., Chippaux, Jean-Philippe, de Tove, K. M. S., de Tove, Y. S. S., Djomga, A. T. C., Massougbodji, A., Tchaou, B. A.   +6 more
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Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome: A narrative review

Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives/Background This review summarizes current insights into Reversible cerebral vasoconstriction syndrome (RCVS) diagnosis, management, and outcomes. RCVS is a cerebrovascular disorder characterized by recurrent thunderclap headaches and transient segmental vasoconstriction of cerebral arteries, typically resolving within 3 months ...
Ícaro Araújo de Sousa, Abner da Silva Machado, Arthur de Oliveira Veras, Thiago Oscar Goulart, Sarah Galassi Tatsuta, Trajano Aguiar Pires Gonçalves, Eva Rocha, Octávio Marques Pontes‐Neto   +7 more
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Study of defensive behavior of a venomous snake as a new approach to understand snakebite

Scientific Reports
Snakebites affect millions of people worldwide. The majority of research and management about snakebites focus on venom and antivenom, with less attention given to snake ecology.
João Miguel Alves-Nunes, Adriano Fellone, Selma Maria Almeida-Santos, Carlos Roberto de Medeiros, Ivan Sazima, Otavio Augusto Vuolo Marques   +5 more
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Inflammatory Profile Associated with Secondary Infection from Bothrops atrox Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon

Toxins, 2023
Bothrops snakebite envenomation (SBE) is consider an important health problem in Brazil, where Bothrops atrox is mainly responsible in the Brazilian Amazon.
Távila Tatiane Amorim Cavalcante, Márcia Beatriz Silva de Souza, Juliana Costa Ferreira Neves, Hiochelson Najibe Santos Ibiapina, Fabiane Bianca Albuquerque Barbosa, Karolaine Oliveira Bentes, Eliane Campos Alves, Hedylamar Oliveira Marques, Monica Colombini, Suely Vilela Sampaio, Manuela Berto Pucca, Iran Mendonça da Silva, Luiz Carlos de Lima Ferreira, Vanderson de Souza Sampaio, Ana Maria Moura-da-Silva, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro, Jacqueline Almeida Gonçalves Sachett, Marco Aurélio Sartim   +18 more
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The 6th international conference on envenomation by snakebites and scorpion stings in Africa : a crucial step for the management of envenomation [PDF]

, 2016
During the 6th International Conference on Envenomation by Snakebites and Scorpion Stings in Africa held in Abidjan, from 1 to 5 June 2015, the measures for the management of envenomation were discussed and new recommendations were adopted by the ...
Akaffou, M. H., Allali, B. K., Barraviera, B., Chippaux, Jean-Philippe, Dosso, M., Massougbodji, A.   +5 more
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Paracoccidioidomycosis in Brazil: 25‐Year Nationwide Trends in Mortality, Hospitalisations and In‐Hospital Deaths of a Neglected Systemic Mycosis

Tropical Medicine &International Health, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To analyse mortality, hospitalisations and in‐hospital mortality related to paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) in Brazil, 2000–2024, from a spatio‐temporal and social inequalities perspective. Methods We conducted a mixed ecological study using death certificates from the Mortality Information System and hospital admissions from the ...
Anderson Fuentes Ferreira, Jorg Heukelbach, Eliana Amorim de Souza, Maria Aparecida Shikanai‐Yasuda, Lisandra Serra Damasceno, Terezinha do Menino Jesus Silva Leitão, Ziadir Francisco Coutinho, Helia Kawa, Milena Maria Alves Vasconcelos, Alberto Novaes Ramos Jr   +9 more
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Case Report: Acute myocarditis and cerebral infarction following Bothrops lanceolatus envenomation in Martinique: a case series

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
Bothrops lanceolatus (Bl), a snake endemic to Martinique, is responsible for numerous envenomations annually, leading to severe complications such as thrombosis, necrosis, and hemorrhage.
Jonathan Florentin, Jonathan Florentin, Karim Farid, Hatem Kallel, Remi Neviere, Remi Neviere, Dabor Resiere, Dabor Resiere   +7 more
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Venomous snakebites and antivenom treatment according to a protocol for pediatric patients in taiwan

Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases, 2009
Children bitten by venomous snakes comprise emergency cases that present high morbidity and mortality, especially in some regions of Asia and Africa. Reports on clinical features and management of envenomated children are scarce. This observational study
JD Wang, YT Tsan, Mao Yan-Chiao, LM Wang
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