Comparison of Bothropoides jararaca bites with and without envenoming treated at the Vital Brazil Hospital of the Butantan Institute, State of São Paulo, Brazil Comparação dos acidentes causados por Bothropoides jararaca com e sem envenenamento atendidos no Hospital Vital Brazil do Instituto Butantan, Estado de São Paulo

Comparison of Bothropoides jararaca bites with and without envenoming treated at the Vital Brazil Hospital of the Butantan Institute, State of São Paulo, Brazil Comparação dos acidentes causados por Bothropoides jararaca com e sem envenenamento atendidos no Hospital Vital Brazil do Instituto Butantan, Estado de São Paulo

INTRODUCTION: This study analyses the cases of all bites (including dry bites) caused by Bothropoides jararaca attended at the Vital Brazil Hospital of the Butantan Institute, State of São Paulo, Brazil. METHODS: A retrospective study was conducted of patients bitten by Bothropoides jararaca (n=792)...

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Main Authors: Alessandra Furtado Nicoleti, Carlos Roberto de Medeiros, Marcelo Ribeiro Duarte, Francisco Oscar de Siqueira França
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2010-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Bothrops
Bothropoides
Acidentes ofídicos
Envenenamento
Brasil
Aspectos clínicos
Snake bites
Envenoming
Brazil
Clinical aspects
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