European viper envenomation: Results of a multicentre study of Viperfav™, a new intravenous antivenom;Envenimations par vipères européennes. Étude multicentrique de toléranc100e du Viperfav™, nouvel antivenin par voie intraveineuse

Annales Francaises d'Anesthesie et de Reanimation

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 681-687

  De Haro, L ^a   Lang, J ^b   Bedry, R ^c   Guelon, D ^d   Harry, P ^e   Marchal Mazet, F ^b   Jouglard, J ^a  

^a Centre Antipoisons de Marseille   (France)

^b Pasteur Merieux Serums et Vaccins   (France)

^c HÔPITAL PELLEGRIN   (France)

^d SERVICE DE RHUMATOLOGIE   (France)

^e ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Envenomation; European viper

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB) FRAGMENT; VENOM ANTISERUM; VIPER VENOM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HORSE; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HORSES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN FAB FRAGMENTS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; SNAKE BITES; VIPER VENOMS; VIPERIDAE;

EID: 0043115908     PISSN: 07507658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0750-7658(98)80105-6     Document Type: Article

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