Comparative evaluation of adverse effects in the use of powder trivalent antivenom and liquid antivenoms in Bothrops snake bites

• Main Authors: Iran Mendonça da Silva, Antônio Magela Tavares
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-08-01
• Series: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Subjects: Bothrops; Soro antiofídico; Efeitos adversos
• Online Access: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822012000400022&lng=en&tlng=en

INTRODUCTION: Snake bite, a problem in public health, generally occurs where there is no electric power. METHODS: A comparative clinical study was conducted with 102 victims of Bothrops snake bite, from the state of Amazonas, Brazil; 58 victims were treated with liofilizated trivalent antivenom serum (SATL) and 44 victims treated with liquid bivalent and monovalent antivenom serum (SAMBL). RESULTS: 17% (10/58) of patients presented adverse effects with the SATL and 25% (11/44) with the SAMBL. CONCLUSIONS: There was no statistic difference in number of adverse effects between the two types of snake bite antivenom.