Black widow spider envenomation in pregnancy

Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 122-126

  Wolfe, Michael D ^a   Myers, Orrin ^a   Caravati, E Martin ^b   Rayburn, William F ^a   Seifert, Steven A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b Utah Poison Control Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

Black widow spider; envenomation; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CALCIUM; SPIDER VENOM; SPIDER VENOM ANTISERUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVENOMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL CARE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ARACHNIDISM; BLACK WIDOW SPIDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POISON CONTROL CENTERS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; SPIDER VENOMS; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650141570     PISSN: 14767058     EISSN: 14764954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/14767058.2010.481317     Document Type: Article

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