Infection with Yersinia pestis () may cause pneumonic plague, which is inevitably fatal without treatment. Gentamicin (GM), an aminoglycoside antibiotic, is a drug commonly used in the treatment of plague. However, it requires repeated intramuscular or intravenous administration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRationale: Acute cerebral infarction after snake bites is rare. The underlying mechanism causing the thrombotic process remains complex and unknown.
Patient Concerns: We herein describe a 49-year-old female who was bitten by a Trimeresurus stejnegeri.