Antibiotic therapy for snakebite envenoming

 

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Autori: Resiere, Dabor, Gutiérrez, José María, Neviere, Remi, Cabié, André, Mehdaoui, Hossein, Kallel, Hatem
Data di pubblicazione:2020
Descrizione:There are numerous conflicting recommendations available on the use of antibiotics following snakebite. The present letter to the editor presents some recommendations based on recent studies, and aims to stimulate debate on this topic.
Stato:Kérwá
Istituzione:Universidad de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Kérwá
Lingua:Inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:kerwa.ucr.ac.cr:10669/105005
Accesso online:https://hdl.handle.net/10669/105005
https://doi.org/10.1590/1678-9199-JVATITD-2019-0098
Keyword:Snakebite envenoming
Antibiotic therapy
Amoxicillin-clavulanate
Third generation cephalosporins
Bacterial resistance
Bothrops lanceolatus
Infection
Prophylaxis