The Effectiveness of Antibiotics in Managing Bacterial Infections on Bite Sites following Snakebite Envenomation
Snakebite envenomation (SBE) is a life-threatening medical emergency with a high mortality rate. Common secondary complications following SBE, such as wound infections, are significant due to their impact on worsening local tissue damage and causing systemic infection. Antivenoms are not effective t...
Main Authors: | Subramanian Senthilkumaran, Anika Salim, José R. Almeida, Jarred Williams, Pradeep Vijayakumar, Angayarkanni Thirunavukarasu, Markellos Alexandros Christopoulos, Harry F. Williams, Ponniah Thirumalaikolundusubramanian, Ketan Patel, Sakthivel Vaiyapuri |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2023-03-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/15/3/190 |
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