Publications by authors named "Alessandra Furtado Nicoleti"
Comparison of Bothropoides jararaca bites with and without envenoming treated at the Vital Brazil Hospital of the Butantan Institute, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Alessandra Furtado Nicoleti Carlos Roberto de Medeiros Marcelo Ribeiro Duarte Francisco Oscar de Siqueira França
Rev Soc Bras Med Trop
September 2011
Introduction: This study analyses the cases of all bites (including dry bites) caused by Bothropoides jararaca attended at the Vital Brazil Hospital of the Butantan Institute, State of São Paulo, Brazil.
Methods: A retrospective study was conducted of patients bitten by Bothropoides jararaca (n=792) from January 1990 to December 2004. The characteristics of the snake specimen, data related to the accident and clinical manifestations on admission were obtained from patient medical records.