A new Pan African polyspecific antivenom developed in response to the antivenom crisis in Africa

Toxicon

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 35-41

  Laing, G D ^a   Renjifo, J M ^b   Ruiz, F ^b   Harrison, R A ^a   Nasidi, A ^c   Gutierrez, J M ^d   Rowley, P D ^a   Warrell, D A ^a,e   Theakston, R D G ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^b INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD   (Colombia)

^c Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE COSTA RICA   (Costa Rica)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Bitis arietans; Colombian manufacturer; Echis; In vivo testing; Naja nigricollis; Polyspecific antivenom; Preclinical testing

Indexed keywords

VENOM ANTISERUM; SNAKE VENOM;

AFRICA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRISIS INTERVENTION; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG INDUSTRY; DRUG MANUFACTURE; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SPECIFICITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; IN VIVO STUDY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SNAKEBITE; AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG SCREENING; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; HORSE; IMMUNOLOGY; LD 50; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

BITIS; BITIS ARIETANS; ECHIS; NAJA; NAJA NIGRICOLLIS; SERPENTES;

AFRICA SOUTH OF THE SAHARA; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; DRUG EVALUATION, PRECLINICAL; DRUG INDUSTRY; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES; HORSES; LETHAL DOSE 50; NEUTRALIZATION TESTS; SNAKE BITES; SNAKE VENOMS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 0141767102     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0041-0101(03)00098-9     Document Type: Article

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