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| University of Bern | OTHER |
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About spider bites in Middle Europe, there are published only a dozen cases. The investigators suspect that they may be much more frequent than reflected by the literature analysis (but much less dangerous than thought by people). From June 1st 2011 to November 30st 2012 the investigators collect clinical data on patients treated for spider bites in Switzerland.
Inclusion criteria: Every human treated for suspected spider bite in Switzerland willing to participate this study.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Spider bite patients | All patients treated for an actual spider bite by a Swiss physician during study period. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Clinical follow up of bite lesions. | Clinical evolutions of actual spider bite lesions in humans are observed. | 14 days (or more if necessary) |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Time spread of spider bites | Frequencies of spider bites over the study period of 18 months are observed. | 18 months |
| Causative animals | To determine spider species causing bites in Switzerland by sending spider specimens to an expert arachnologist. |
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Inclusion Criteria:
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Every person with a suspected spider and treated by a Swiss Physician.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Markus P. Gnädinger, MD | Department of General Practice University Hospital Zurich | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Praxis Dr. med. Markus Gnaedinger | Steinach | Canton of St. Gallen | 9323 | Switzerland |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 24019004 | Derived | Gnadinger M, Nentwig W, Fuchs J, Ceschi A. Swiss prospective study on spider bites. Swiss Med Wkly. 2013 Sep 4;143:w13877. doi: 10.4414/smw.2013.13877. eCollection 2013. |
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| ID | Term |
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| D001098 | Spider Bites |
| D007299 | Insect Bites and Stings |
| ID | Term |
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| D001733 | Bites and Stings |
| D011041 | Poisoning |
| D064419 | Chemically-Induced Disorders |
| D014947 | Wounds and Injuries |
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Species of biting spider will be assessed if specimen is sent to us.
| 18 months |