Antivenom therapy: efficacy of premedication for the prevention of adverse reactions

Abstract: Antivenoms or antitoxins have been effectively used for more than a century. During this time, these products have always proven to be highly effective in the treatment of infections and envenomations. However, antivenoms did not exhibit good safety results in their initial applications. A...

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Main Author: Victor Morais
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SciELO 2018-03-01
Series:Journal of Venomous Animals and Toxins including Tropical Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1678-91992018000100203&lng=en&tlng=en