Bites and stings by exotic pets in Europe: An 11 year analysis of 404 cases from Northeastern Germany and Southeastern France

Clinical Toxicology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 39-43

  Schaper, Andreas ^a   Desel, Herbert ^a   Ebbecke, Martin ^a   De Haro, Luc ^b   Deters, Michael ^c   Hentschel, Helmut ^c   Hermanns Clausen, Maren ^d   Langer, Claus ^e  

^a GIZ Nord Poisons Center   (Germany)

^b CAP Marseille   (France)

^c Poisons Information Center   (Germany)

^d Poisons Information Centre   (Germany)

^e NONE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Envenomations; Exotic pets; Surgical therapy

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTHROPOD; ARTICLE; BITE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; EXOTIC PET; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMAN; INSECT STING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PET ANIMAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORPION; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; ANIMAL; BITES AND STINGS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CENTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANIMALIA; ARTHROPODA; CROTALUS; DASYATIDAE; ELAPIDAE; PTEROIS; SCORPIONES; SERPENTES; THERAPHOSIDAE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, DOMESTIC; BITES AND STINGS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FRANCE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59649119833     PISSN: 15563650     EISSN: 15569519     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15563650801954875     Document Type: Article

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