Efficacy and safety of two Antivenoms in the treatment of eastern copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) envenomations in Southeast Texas

Abstract Background There are two Food and Drug Administration–approved antivenoms for the treatment of North American pitviper envenomations: Crotalidae polyvalent immune fab (ovine) (CroFab, henceforth FabAV) and Crotalidae immune F(ab’)2 (equine) (Anavip, henceforth Fab2AV). This study compared t...

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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians Open
Main Authors:	Spencer Greene, Alexander Teshon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Elsevier 2024-10-01
Subjects:	Agkistrodon antivenom copperhead envenomation snakebite
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/emp2.13310

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