Analysis of commercially available snake antivenoms reveals high contents of endotoxins in some products

 

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Författarna: Solano Blanco, Gabriela, Ainsworth, Stuart, Sánchez Sánchez, Adriana, Villalta Arrieta, Mauren, Sánchez, Paola, Durán Blanco, Gina, Gutiérrez, José María, León Montero, Guillermo
Materialtyp: artículo original
Utgivningstid:2024
Beskrivning:As injectable therapeutics, snake antivenoms must meet specifications for endotoxin content. The Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) test was used to evaluate the endotoxin content in several commercially available antivenoms released for clinical use. It was found that some products have endotoxin concentrations higher than the accepted limit for these contaminants. These results emphasize the need to include endotoxin determination as part of the routine evaluation of antivenoms by manufacturers and regulatory agencies.
Land:Kérwá
Organisation:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Språk:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/103237
Länkar:https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590171024000043
https://hdl.handle.net/10669/103237
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxcx.2024.100187
Nyckelord:Endotoxin
Limulus amebocyte lysate test
Snake antivenom
Pyrogen