The Incidence of Infection Complicating Snakebites in Tropical Australia: Implications for Clinical Management and Antimicrobial Prophylaxis

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Impact of antibiotic prophylaxis on the subsequent development of infection. All patients in the cohort with clinical or laboratory evidence of envenomation received antivenom. Given the potential for significant adverse reactions to antivenom, individuals who have no clinical or laboratory evidence of envenomation did not receive antivenom.