Exotic snake bites in the Czech Republic-Epidemiological and clinical aspects during 15-year period (1999-2013)
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
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Alternative codes found
RIV/00064165:_____/14:10286860
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563650.2014.902066" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563650.2014.902066</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/15563650.2014.902066" target="_blank" >10.3109/15563650.2014.902066</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Exotic snake bites in the Czech Republic-Epidemiological and clinical aspects during 15-year period (1999-2013)
Original language description
Only one natural venomous snake-the adder viper-lives in the central European region and its bite is usually associated only with mild course of envenoming. Cases of envenoming caused by exotic snakes among their breeders are clinically more important. Objective. The aim of this study was to analyze the epidemiological and clinical aspects of registered venomous bites caused by exotic snakes in the Czech Republic over a period of 15 years (1999-2013). Materials and methods. This is an observational caseseries. Data have been collected retrospectively from a database and medical charts of the Toxinology Center belonging to the General University Hospital in Prague. Results. In total, 87 cases of exotic snakebites caused by 34 venomous snake species were registered during the study period, coming from 18 genera of Elapinae, Viperinae, and Crotalinae subfamilies. In the cohort, 29 patients (33.3%) developed systemic envenoming and 17 (19.5%) were treated with antivenom. Ten cases of enve
Czech name
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
FP - Other medical fields
OECD FORD branch
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Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
N - Vyzkumna aktivita podporovana z neverejnych zdroju
Others
Publication year
2014
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Clinical Toxicology
ISSN
1556-3650
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
52
Issue of the periodical within the volume
4
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
7
Pages from-to
258-264
UT code for WoS article
000335007100003
EID of the result in the Scopus database
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