Low Health System Performance, Indigenous Status and Antivenom Underdosage Correlate with Spider Envenoming Severity in the Remote Brazilian Amazon.

Low Health System Performance, Indigenous Status and Antivenom Underdosage Correlate with Spider Envenoming Severity in the Remote Brazilian Amazon.

BACKGROUND:A better knowledge of the burden and risk factors associated with severity due to spider bites would lead to improved management with a reduction of sequelae usually seen for this neglected health problem, and would ensure proper use of antivenoms in remote localities in the Brazilian Ama...

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Main Authors: Vanderson Souza Sampaio, André Alexandre Gomes, Iran Mendonça Silva, Jacqueline Sachett, Luiz Carlos Lima Ferreira, Sâmella Oliveira, Meritxell Sabidò, Hipócrates Chalkidis, Maria Graças Vale Barbosa Guerra, Jorge Luis Salinas, Fan Hui Wen, Marcus Vinícius Guimarães Lacerda, Wuelton Marcelo Monteiro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4881914?pdf=render

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