Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 83-87 , 2010

Role of neostigmine and polyvalent antivenom in Indian common krait (Bungarus caeruleus) bite

  • A. Anil

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
    • ,
  • Surjit Singh

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh 160012, India. Tel.: +91 172 2756672; fax: +91 172 2744401/2745078.
    • ,
  • Ashish Bhalla

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
    • ,
  • Navneet Sharma

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
    • ,
  • Ritesh Agarwal

      Affiliations

    • Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India
    • ,
  • Ian D. Simpson

      Affiliations

    • Snakebite Taskforce, Tamil Nadu Government, Chennai, India
    • Pakistan Medical Research Council, Islamabad, Pakistan

Received 22 June 2009 ,Revised 20 January 2010 ,Accepted 29 January 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jiph.2010.01.002

Journal of Infection and Public Health
Volume 3, Issue 2 , Pages 83-87 , 2010

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