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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-7-8
pubmed:abstractText
A randomized blinded clinical trial was performed in 53 patients bitten by Bothrops sp. and Porthidium sp. in Antioquia and Chocó, Colombia, in order to compare the efficacy and safety of two antivenoms made of whole IgG obtained by either ammonium sulphate (monovalent anti-B. atrox) or caprylic acid (polyvalent) fractionation. Additionally, antivenoms were compared by electrophoretic and chromatographic analyses and anticomplementary activity in vitro. With a protocol of 2, 4 and 6 antivenom vials for the treatment of mild, moderate and severe envenomings, respectively, both antivenoms were equally efficient to neutralize the most relevant signs of envenoming and to clear serum venom levels in patients from the first hour and later on. Three patients with severe envenoming and initially treated with less than six vials on admission had persistent or recurrent venom antigenemia within 12-48 h. Monovalent antivenom fractionated by ammonium sulphate precipitation had higher amounts of protein aggregates and nonimmunoglobulin proteins than polyvalent antivenom fractionated by caprylic acid precipitation. Both antivenoms presented anticomplementary activity in vitro, being higher in the monovalent product. In agreement, monovalent antivenom induced a significantly higher incidence of early antivenom reactions (52%) than polyvalent antivenom (25%).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0041-0101
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
37
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
N
pubmed:pagination
895-908
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Adolescent, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Ammonium Sulfate, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Antivenins, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Bothrops, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Chemical Fractionation, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Child, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Child, Preschool, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Colombia, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Crotalid Venoms, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Double-Blind Method, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Horses, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Immunoglobulin G, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Infant, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Octanoic Acids, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Safety, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Snake Bites, pubmed-meshheading:10340829-Treatment Outcome
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
A randomized blinded clinical trial of two antivenoms, prepared by caprylic acid or ammonium sulphate fractionation of IgG, in Bothrops and Porthidium snake bites in Colombia: correlation between safety and biochemical characteristics of antivenoms.
pubmed:affiliation
Centro de Investigaciones Médicas, Departamento de Pediatría, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín, Colombia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study, Randomized Controlled Trial, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Multicenter Study