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Use of Crotalidae equine immune F(ab’)2 antivenom for treatment of an Agkistrodon envenomation

B. Z. Wilsona Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA, USA;b Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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J. Larsenb Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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G. Smelskib Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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S. Dudleyb Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
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F. M. Shirazib Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA
Pages 1023-1026 | Received 21 Dec 2020, Accepted 15 Feb 2021, Published online: 11 Mar 2021

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