A randomized, blinded, comparative trial of one pepsin-digested and two whole IgG antivenoms for Bothrops snake bites in Uraba, Colombia

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 183-189

  Otero Patino R ^e   Cardoso, J L C ^e   Higashi, H G ^e   Nunez, V ^e   Diaz, A ^e   Toro, M F ^e   Garcia, M E ^e   Sierra, A ^e   Garcia, L F ^e   Moreno, A M ^e   Medina, M C ^e   Castaneda N ^e   Silva Diaz, J F ^e   Murcia, M ^e   Cardenas, S Y ^e   Dias Da Silva, W D ^e   Quintero, A ^a   Yepes, A C ^a   Arboleda, M ^a   Blanco, N ^a   Brand, B N ^a   Ocampo, L E ^a   Toro, R ^b   Ospina, J G ^b   Marquez, A ^b   Garcia, J J ^b   Munoz, J F ^b   Assad, F ^b   Martinez, M E ^b   Colonia, G ^b   Mora, E ^b   Ramirez, P ^c   Pena L M ^d   Cifuentes, R ^d   more..

^a Hospital Regional Antonio Roldan B   (Colombia)

^b Hospital Maria Auxiliadora   (Colombia)

^c Hospital La Anunciacion   (Colombia)

^d Hospital Local Unguía   (Colombia)

^e NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BATROXOBIN; BOTHROPS ANTIVENOM; IMMUNOGLOBULIN F(AB')2 FRAGMENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PEPSIN A; SNAKE VENOM ANTISERUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANGIONEUROTIC EDEMA; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSPASM; CHILD; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLIC; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIARRHEA; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFICACY; ENVENOMATION; FEVER; FLUSHING; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; HYPOTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NAUSEA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RASH; SNAKEBITE; URTICARIA; VOMITING;

EID: 6844258211     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.1998.58.183     Document Type: Article

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