Epidemiology of secondary infection after snakebites in center-west Brazil.

• Main Authors: João Victor Soares Coriolano Coutinho (Author), Taiguara Fraga Guimarães (Author), Bruno Borges Valente (Author), Lísia Gomes Martins de Moura Tomich (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Snakebites represent a significant health problem in tropical countries, with an annual incidence of 2.7 million cases worldwide. The incidence of secondary infections after snake bites is also high and is usually caused by bacteria from the oral cavity of snakes. Morg...