Comparative evaluation of adverse effects in the use of powder trivalent antivenom and liquid antivenoms in Bothrops snake bites

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Silva, Iran Mendonça da¹  Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado, Manaus¹  Tavares, Antônio Magela¹  Instituto de Biologia do Exército, Rio de Janeiro¹  Universidade Estadual do Amazonas, Manaus¹ 

关键词: Bothrops;    Antivenoms;    Adverse effects;   

DOI  :  10.1590/S0037-86822012000400022

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Snake bite, a problem in public health, generally occurs where there is no electric power.METHODS: A comparative clinical study was conducted with 102 victims of Bothrops snake bite, from the state of Amazonas, Brazil; 58 victims were treated with liofilizated trivalent antivenom serum (SATL) and 44 victims treated with liquid bivalent and monovalent antivenom serum (SAMBL).RESULTS: 17% (10/58) of patients presented adverse effects with the SATL and 25% (11/44) with the SAMBL.CONCLUSIONS: There was no statistic difference in number of adverse effects between the two types of snake bite antivenom.

【 授权许可】

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