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Routine prophylactic antibiotic use in the management of snakebite
BACKGROUND: Routine antibiotic prophylaxis following snakebite is not recommended but evidence suggests that it may be common practice in Zimbabwe. This study set out to determine and describe the extent of this practice at Parirenyatwa Hospital, a large teaching hospital in Zimbabwe METHODS: A retr...
Autores principales: | Tagwireyi, Dexter D, Ball, Douglas E, Nhachi, Charles FB |
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Formato: | Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2001
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC59881/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11710972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1472-6904-1-4 |
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