1Associate Professor, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Sri Lakshminarayana Institute of Medical Sciences, Pondicherry
2Ex-Professor and Head, Department of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, SVN Government Medical College, Yavatmal, Maharashtra, India
Online published on 8 July, 2016.
Snakebites are rural and occupational health hazards worldwide. Along with venom snake oral cavity harbors potential human pathogens. The snake bites have resulted in transmission of these pathogens to humans imposing use of antibiotics. The present study showed that both aerobic and anaerobic pathogens are transmitted from snake to human beings at bite site. With low incidence of secondary infection use of antibiotics requires culture sensitivity support.
Snakebite, pathogens, culture sensitivity, antibiotics
