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Investigation reveals the effectiveness of non-specific symptoms for snake envenoming detection, suggesting improvements over standard tests.
Introduction Early diagnosis of systemic snake envenoming is essential for prompt antivenom treatment. The commonly used 20-min whole blood clotting test has poor sensitivity. We investigated the diagnostic utility of non-specific systemic symptoms alone or with the 20-min whole blood clotting test in detecting Russell's viper (Daboia russelli) envenoming following a snakebite.
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