Kinetic Study of Russell's Viper Venom in Envenomed Patients
| Autor: | Orrawadee Hanvivatvong, Chul Karnchanachetanee, Suebsan Mahasandana |
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| Rok vydání: | 1997 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty VIPeR Adolescent Antivenom Snake Bites Poison control Venom Viper Venoms complex mixtures Gastroenterology Viperidae Virology Internal medicine biology.animal Humans Medicine Aged biology Antivenins business.industry Ophidia Middle Aged biology.organism_classification Surgery Infectious Diseases Toxicity Female Parasitology business |
| Zdroj: | The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. 57:605-609 |
| ISSN: | 1476-1645 0002-9637 |
| Popis: | Serum levels of Russell's viper venom in 30 patients bitten by Russell's viper were measured by an ELISA. In the initial serum samples, which were collected immediately after admission to the hospital (0.5-19 hr after the bite), venom was detected in 24 patients (80%), with levels ranging from 3 to 92 ng/ml. These levels correlated well with the patient's clinical signs. At 6-12 hr after antivenom therapy, the venom levels in most of the serum samples (21 of 24, 87%) had decreased to undetectable levels. In the remaining patients, whose serum venom levels could be detected 36-72 hr after therapy, the levels varied according to the effect of the antivenom therapy and the release of venom from a deposit at the bite site. |
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