Envenoming after carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) bite during pregnancy: Timely use of effective antivenom improves maternal and foetal outcomes

Tropical Medicine and International Health

Volumn 13, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1172-1175

  Habib, A G ^a,c   Abubakar, S B ^b   Abubakar, I S ^c   Larnyang, S ^b   Durfa, N ^d   Nasidi, A ^d   Yusuf, P O ^b   Garnvwa, J ^e   Theakston, R D G ^e   Salako, L ^d   Warrell, D A ^f  

^a BAYERO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

^b General Hospital Kaltungo   (Nigeria)

^c AMINU KANO TEACHING HOSPITAL   (Nigeria)

^d Federal Ministry of Health   (Nigeria)

^e LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Carpet viper; Foetal loss; Maternal mobidity; Nomads; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; AMPICILLIN PLUS CLOXACILLIN; ASCORBIC ACID; CHLORPHENIRAMINE; ECHITAB; FERROUS SULFATE; FOLIC ACID; HYDROCORTISONE; METRONIDAZOLE; PARACETAMOL; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TETANUS TOXOID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIPER VENOM;

HEALTH CARE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PREGNANCY; SNAKE; SURVIVAL;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DEBRIDEMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; ECHIS OCELLATUS; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; FETUS OUTCOME; FETUS WASTAGE; HUMAN; HYPERSENSITIVITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; SECOND TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; STILLBIRTH; SURVIVAL; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; FETAL DEATH; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, HEMATOLOGIC; RURAL HEALTH; SNAKE BITES; TIME FACTORS; VIPER VENOMS;

ECHIS OCELLATUS; ECHIS PYRAMIDUM;

EID: 50049104609     PISSN: 13602276     EISSN: 13653156     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3156.2008.02122.x     Document Type: Article

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