Randomised controlled double-blind non-inferiority trial of two antivenoms for saw-scaled or carpet viper (Echis ocellatus) envenoming in Nigeria.

• Main Authors: Isa S Abubakar (Author), Saidu B Abubakar (Author), Abdulrazaq G Habib (Author), Abdulsalam Nasidi (Author), Nandul Durfa (Author), Peter O Yusuf (Author), Solomon Larnyang (Author), John Garnvwa (Author), Elijah Sokomba (Author), Lateef Salako (Author), R David G Theakston (Author), Ed Juszczak (Author), Nicola Alder (Author), David A Warrell (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: In West Africa, envenoming by saw-scaled or carpet vipers (Echis ocellatus) causes great morbidity and mortality, but there is a crisis in supply of effective and affordable antivenom (ISRCTN01257358). METHODS: In a randomised, double-blind, controlled, non-inferiority trial, "EchiT...