Death following coral snake bite in the United States - First documented case (with ELISA confirmation of envenomation) in over 40 years

Toxicon

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 693-697

  Norris, Robert L ^a   Pfalzgraf, Robert R ^b   Laing, Gavin ^c  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of the District 21 Medical Examiner   (United States)

^c LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antivenom; Coral snake; Death; ELISA; Envenomation; Micrurus fulvius; Snake; Snake bite; Venom

Indexed keywords

SNAKE VENOM;

ADULT; AUTOPSY; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENVENOMATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL CARE; MICRURUS FULVIUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; SNAKE; SNAKEBITE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIVENINS; ELAPID VENOMS; ELAPIDAE; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; SNAKE BITES;

MICRURUS; MICRURUS FULVIUS;

EID: 62649141809     PISSN: 00410101     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2009.01.032     Document Type: Short Survey

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