Antivenom therapy of carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) envenoming: effectiveness and strategies for delivery in West Africa.

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In West Africa, response to specific, geographically appropriate, antivenom is often dramatic following carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) envenoming with rapid restoration of blood coagulability and resolution of spontaneous haemorrhage. Envenoming from Australasian snakes causing similar coagulopathies may respond less dramatically and the effectiveness of antivenom is being questioned. Here we have reviewed and re-analysed all published preclinical and clinical studies on envenoming and antive...

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Authors: Habib, A; Warrell, D

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Toxicon : official journal of the International Society on Toxinology
• Volume: 69
• Pages: 82-89
• Publication date: 2013-07-01
• DOI: 10.1016/j.toxicon.2013.01.002
• EISSN: 1879-3150
• ISSN: 0041-0101
• Language: English
• Keywords: Animals; Viperidae; Snake Bites; Antivenins; Humans; Drug Evaluation, Preclinical; Blood Coagulation Disorders; Observational Study as Topic; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Africa, Western; Blood Coagulation; Viper Venoms