Clinical trial of two antivenoms for the treatment of Bothrops and Lachesis bites in the north eastern Amazon region of Brazil.

The efficacies of specific Bothrops atrox-Lachesis and standard Bothrops-Lachesis antivenoms were compared in the north eastern Amazon region of Brazil. The main aim was to investigate whether a specific antivenom raised against the venom of B. atrox, the most important Amazon snake species from a m...

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Main Authors: Pardal, P, Souza, S, Monteiro, MR, Fan, H, Cardoso, J, França, F, Tomy, S, Sano-Martins, I, Sousa-e-Silva, d, Colombini, M, Kodera, N, Moura-da-Silva, A, Cardoso, D, Velarde, D, Kamiguti, A, Theakston, R, Warrell, D
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 2004