Letter to the editor
Antibiotic therapy for snakebite envenoming
Dabor Resiere1, José María Gutiérrez2, Rémi Névière1, André Cabié3, Mehdaoui Hossein1, Hatem Kallel4 [ + show more ]
J Venom Anim Toxins incl Trop Dis, 2020, 26:e20190098
Received: 06 December 2019 | Accepted: 12 December 2019 | Published online: 03 February 2020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-9199-JVATITD-2019-0098
Received: 06 December 2019 | Accepted: 12 December 2019 | Published online: 03 February 2020
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1678-9199-JVATITD-2019-0098
Abstract
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.