Failure of chloramphenicol prophylaxis to reduce the frequency of abscess formation as a complication of envenoming by Bothrops snakes in Brazil: a double-blind randomized controlled trial.

Jorge, M T

Failure of chloramphenicol prophylaxis to reduce the frequency of abscess formation as a complication of envenoming by Bothrops snakes in Brazil: a double-blind randomized controlled trial. [electronic resource] - Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Sep 2004 - 529-34 p. digital

Publication Type: Clinical Trial; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0035-9203

10.1016/j.trstmh.2003.12.009 doi


Abscess--epidemiology
Administration, Oral
Adolescent
Adult
Animals
Anti-Bacterial Agents--administration & dosage
Bothrops
Brazil--epidemiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Chloramphenicol--administration & dosage
Double-Blind Method
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
Middle Aged
Necrosis--prevention & control
Snake Bites--complications
Treatment Outcome