Antibiotic Therapy and Prophylaxis for Snake-Bitten Patients

doi:10.4269/ajtmh.24-0033

Editorial

. 2024 Mar 19;110(5):845-846.

doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0033. Print 2024 May 1.

Antibiotic Therapy and Prophylaxis for Snake-Bitten Patients

Hatem Kallel^{1

2}, Jean Marc Pujo^{2

3}, Dabor Resiere⁴

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¹ Intensive Care Unit, Cayenne General Hospital, French Guiana.
² Tropical Biome and Immunopathology CNRS UMR-9017, Inserm U 1019, Université de Guyane, French Guiana.
³ Emergency Department, Cayenne General Hospital, French Guiana.
⁴ Intensive Care Unit, Martinique University Hospital, Martinique, France.

PMID: 38507806
PMCID: PMC11066363
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0033

Editorial

Antibiotic Therapy and Prophylaxis for Snake-Bitten Patients

Hatem Kallel et al. Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024.

. 2024 Mar 19;110(5):845-846.

doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0033. Print 2024 May 1.

Authors

Hatem Kallel^{1

2}, Jean Marc Pujo^{2

3}, Dabor Resiere⁴

Affiliations

¹ Intensive Care Unit, Cayenne General Hospital, French Guiana.
² Tropical Biome and Immunopathology CNRS UMR-9017, Inserm U 1019, Université de Guyane, French Guiana.
³ Emergency Department, Cayenne General Hospital, French Guiana.
⁴ Intensive Care Unit, Martinique University Hospital, Martinique, France.

PMID: 38507806
PMCID: PMC11066363
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.24-0033

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1. Bonilla-Aldana DK. et al., 2024. Snakebite associated infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Trop Med Hygiene 110: 874–886. - PMC - PubMed
1. Gutiérrez JM, Calvete JJ, Habib AG, Harrison RA, Williams DJ, Warrell DA, 2017. Snakebite envenoming. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3: 17063. - PubMed
1. Kallel H, Hommel D, Mehdaoui H, Megarbane B, Resiere D, 2018. Snakebites in French Guiana: conclusions of an international symposium. Toxicon 146: 91–94. - PubMed
1. Saravia-Otten P, Gutierrez JM, Arvidson S, Thelestam M, Flock J-I, 2007. Increased infectivity of Staphylococcus aureus in an experimental model of snake venom-induced tissue damage. J Infect Dis 196: 748–754. - PubMed
1. Sachett JAG. et al., 2017. Poor efficacy of preemptive amoxicillin clavulanate for preventing secondary infection from Bothrops snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon: a randomized controlled clinical trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11: e0005745. - PMC - PubMed

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[1] Bonilla-Aldana DK. et al., 2024. Snakebite associated infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Trop Med Hygiene 110: 874–886. - PMC - PubMed

[2] Bonilla-Aldana DK. et al., 2024. Snakebite associated infections: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Trop Med Hygiene 110: 874–886. - PMC - PubMed

[3] Gutiérrez JM, Calvete JJ, Habib AG, Harrison RA, Williams DJ, Warrell DA, 2017. Snakebite envenoming. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3: 17063. - PubMed

[4] Gutiérrez JM, Calvete JJ, Habib AG, Harrison RA, Williams DJ, Warrell DA, 2017. Snakebite envenoming. Nat Rev Dis Primers 3: 17063. - PubMed

[5] Kallel H, Hommel D, Mehdaoui H, Megarbane B, Resiere D, 2018. Snakebites in French Guiana: conclusions of an international symposium. Toxicon 146: 91–94. - PubMed

[6] Kallel H, Hommel D, Mehdaoui H, Megarbane B, Resiere D, 2018. Snakebites in French Guiana: conclusions of an international symposium. Toxicon 146: 91–94. - PubMed

[7] Saravia-Otten P, Gutierrez JM, Arvidson S, Thelestam M, Flock J-I, 2007. Increased infectivity of Staphylococcus aureus in an experimental model of snake venom-induced tissue damage. J Infect Dis 196: 748–754. - PubMed

[8] Saravia-Otten P, Gutierrez JM, Arvidson S, Thelestam M, Flock J-I, 2007. Increased infectivity of Staphylococcus aureus in an experimental model of snake venom-induced tissue damage. J Infect Dis 196: 748–754. - PubMed

[9] Sachett JAG. et al., 2017. Poor efficacy of preemptive amoxicillin clavulanate for preventing secondary infection from Bothrops snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon: a randomized controlled clinical trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11: e0005745. - PMC - PubMed

[10] Sachett JAG. et al., 2017. Poor efficacy of preemptive amoxicillin clavulanate for preventing secondary infection from Bothrops snakebites in the Brazilian Amazon: a randomized controlled clinical trial. PLoS Negl Trop Dis 11: e0005745. - PMC - PubMed

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