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Crotaline snake bite in the Ecuadorian Amazon: randomised double blind comparative trial of three South American polyspecific antivenoms

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Objective: To compare the efficacy and safety of three polyspecific antivenoms for bites from pit vipers. Design: Randomised double blind comparative trial of three antivenoms. Setting: Shell, Pastaza, southeastern Ecuador. Participants: 210 patients with incoagulable blood were recruited from 221 consecutive patients admitted with snake bite between January 1997 and December 2001. Intervention: One of three antivenoms manufactured in Brazil, Colombia, and Ecuador, chosen for their preclinica...

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10.1136/bmj.329.7475.1129

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Journal:
BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL
Volume:
329
Issue:
7475
Pages:
1129-1133
Publication date:
2004-11-13
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ISSN:
0959-535X
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pubs:61237
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uuid:6c9227e4-b82c-4865-bad0-ce2f20c82b58
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pubs:61237
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61237
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2012-12-19

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