Epidemiology of secondary infection after snakebites in center-west Brazil

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 17; no. 3; p. e0011167
• Main Authors: Soares Coriolano Coutinho, João Victor, Fraga Guimarães, Taiguara, Borges Valente, Bruno, Gomes Martins de Moura Tomich, Lísia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.03.2023; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Amoxicillin; Ampicillin; Animal bites; Animals; Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology; Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use; Antibiotics; Bacteria; Bacterial infections; Biofilms; Biology and Life Sciences; Bites; Bites and stings; Blood tests; Brazil - epidemiology; Coinfection - drug therapy; Complications and side effects; Cross-Sectional Studies; Distribution; Epidemiology; Hospitals; Imipenem; Infections; Leukocytes; Medical records; Medicine and Health Sciences; Oral cavity; Patients; Penicillin; People and places; Piperacillin; Retrospective Studies; Risk factors; Secondary infection; Sensitivity; Snake bites; Snake Bites - complications; Snake Bites - epidemiology; Snake Bites - microbiology; Snakes; Soft tissues; Sulbactam; Sulfamethoxazole; Tazobactam; Therapy; Tissue culture; Trimethoprim; Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination - therapeutic use; Tropical diseases; Venom; Brazil

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. Morganella morganii has been identi...