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Nationwide and long-term epidemiological research of snakebite envenomation in Taiwan during 2002–2014 based on the use of snake antivenoms: A study utilizing National Health Insur...
Published 2023-06-01“…Compared with patients envenomed by Trimeresurus stejnegeri stejnegeri or Protobothrops mucrosquamatus, those envenomed by Naja atra or Bungarus multicinctus multicinctus were more likely to occur in central (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] = 2.6, p < 0.0001) or southern (aOR = 3.2, p < 0.0001) Taiwan, but less frequently among agricultural workers (aOR = 0.6, p < 0.0001). …”
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An Examination of the Neutralization of In Vitro Toxicity of Chinese Cobra (<i>Naja atra</i>) Venom by Different Antivenoms
Published 2020-09-01“…The Chinese Cobra (<i>Naja atra</i>) is an elapid snake of major medical importance in southern China. We describe the in vitro neurotoxic, myotoxic, and cytotoxic effects of <i>N. atra</i> venom, as well as examining the efficacy of three Chinese monovalent antivenoms (<i>N. atra</i> antivenom, <i>Gloydius brevicaudus</i> antivenom and <i>Deinagkistrodon acutus</i> antivenom) and an Australian polyvalent snake antivenom. …”
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