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Mónica Saldarriaga
Researcher at University of Antioquia
Publications - 10
Citations - 649
Mónica Saldarriaga is an academic researcher from University of Antioquia. The author has contributed to research in topics: Antivenom & Bothrops. The author has an hindex of 8, co-authored 10 publications receiving 611 citations.
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Snakebites and ethnobotany in the northwest region of Colombia. Part III: neutralization of the haemorrhagic effect of Bothrops atrox venom.
Rafael Otero,Vitelbina Núñez,Jacqueline Barona,R. Fonnegra,Silvia L. Jiménez,R.G. Osorio,Mónica Saldarriaga,Álvaro Paúl Díaz +7 more
TL;DR: Thirty-one of 75 extracts of plants used by traditional healers for snakebites, had moderate or high neutralizing ability against the haemorrhagic effect of Bothrops atrox venom from Antioquia and Chocó, north-western Colombia.
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Snakebites and ethnobotany in the northwest region of Colombia: Part I: traditional use of plants.
Rafael Otero,R. Fonnegra,Silvia L. Jiménez,Vitelbina Núñez,N. Evans,S.P. Alzate,M.E. Garcı́a,Mónica Saldarriaga,G. Del Valle,R.G. Osorio,Álvaro Paúl Díaz,Rafael Valderrama,A. Duque,H.N. Vélez +13 more
TL;DR: In Antioquia and Choco, traditional healers attend 60% of snakebites as mentioned in this paper, with 20 healers with experience in Bothrops, Porthidium and Bothriechis envenomations interviewed between 1996 and 1998.
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Ontogenetic variability of Bothrops atrox and Bothrops asper snake venoms from Colombia.
Mónica Saldarriaga,Rafael Otero,Vitelbina Núñez,María Fabiola Toro,A. Díaz,José María Gutiérrez +5 more
TL;DR: Venom of adult specimens showed a higher number of peaks with indirect hemolytic activity than venom of newborn specimens, and polyvalent antivenom produced in Costa Rica recognized all the bands of both venoms from specimens at all ages tested, when assayed by Western blotting.
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Neutralization of the edema-forming, defibrinating and coagulant effects of Bothrops asper venom by extracts of plants used by healers in Colombia.
Vitelbina Núñez,Rafael Otero,Jacqueline Barona,Mónica Saldarriaga,R.G. Osorio,R. Fonnegra,Silvia L. Jiménez,A. Díaz,Juan C Quintana +8 more
TL;DR: The neutralizing activity of 12 ethanolic extracts of plants against the edema-forming, defibrinating and coagulant effects of Bothrops asper venom in Swiss Webster mice was determined.
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Scorpion envenoming in two regions of Colombia: clinical, epidemiological and therapeutic aspects
Rafael Otero,E. Navı́o,F.A. Céspedes,M.J. Núñez,L. Lozano,E.R. Moscoso,C. Matallana,N.B. Arsuza,J. Garcı́a,D. Fernández,J.H. Rodas,O.J. Rodrı́guez,J.E. Zuleta,Juan Pablo Gómez,Mónica Saldarriaga,Juan C Quintana,Vitelbina Núñez,Silvia Cárdenas,Jacqueline Barona,Rafael Valderrama,N. Paz,A. Díaz,O. Rodríguez,M.D. Martı́nez,R. Maturana,L.E. Beltrán,M.B. Mesa,Jorge Paniagua,E. Flórez,W.R. Lourenço +29 more
TL;DR: Clinical and epidemiological features of scorpion stings in two departments of Colombia, a descriptive study was performed in the hospitals of 10 towns from Antioquia and five from Tolima, finding that mild envenoming was significantly more frequent in children than in adults.