Tiger snake (Notechis spp) envenoming: Australian Snakebite Project (ASP-13)

Paul, Alan

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To the Editor: In their recent research paper, Isbister and colleagues questioned the clinical value of the CSL snake venom detection kit (sVDK) and the current approved dosing recommendations for CSL tiger snake antivenom (TSAV).1

CSL Biotherapies, Melbourne, VIC.

Correspondence: alan.paul@csl.com.au

Competing interests:

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2. Steuten J, Winkel K, Carroll T, et al. The molecular basis of cross-reactivity in the Australian Snake Venom Detection Kit (SVDK). Toxicon 2007; 50: 1041-1052.
3. CSL. Snake Venom Detection Kit product information. February 2007. http://www.csl.com.au/docs/92/398/SVDK_Product_Leaflet,0.pdf (accessed Feb 2013).
4. CSL. Tiger snake antivenom product information. 21 January 2010. https://www.ebs.tga.gov.au/ebs/picmi/picmirepository.nsf/pdf?OpenAgent&id=CP-2010-PI-05203-3 (accessed Feb 2013).
5. White J. CSL antivenom handbook. Melbourne: CSL, 2001: 38. http://www.toxinology.com/generic_static_files/cslavh_antivenom_tiger.html (accessed Feb 2013).

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