Older Age and Time to Medical Assistance Are Associated with Severity and Mortality of Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon: A Case-Control Study.

Older Age and Time to Medical Assistance Are Associated with Severity and Mortality of Snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon: A Case-Control Study.

The Amazon region reports the highest incidence of snakebite envenomings in Brazil. We aimed to describe the epidemiology of snakebites in the state of Amazonas and to investigate factors associated with disease severity and lethality. We used a nested case-control study, in order to identify factor...

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Main Authors: Esaú L Feitosa, Vanderson S Sampaio, Jorge L Salinas, Amanda M Queiroz, Iran Mendonça da Silva, André A Gomes, Jacqueline Sachett, André M Siqueira, Luiz Carlos L Ferreira, Maria Cristina Dos Santos, Marcus Lacerda, Wuelton Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4500501?pdf=render

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