31st, 2014), a purified F(ab9)2 obtained from serum of equines
hyperimmunized specifically against the venom of Thai N. kaouthia.
Both of these antivenoms are produced by Queen Saovabha
Memorial Institute (QSMI), the Thai Red Cross Society from
Bangkok, Thailand. For neutralization studies, both antivenoms
were reconstituted in the same manner: 10 mL of normal saline
was added to 1 vial of the freeze-dried antivenom. According to
the attached fact sheet, 1 mL of the NPAV antivenom is able to
neutralize the following amount of snake venoms: 0.6 mg each of
N. kaouthia and B. fasciatus venoms, 0.4 mg of B. candidus and
0.8 mg of O. hannah venoms; while 1 mL of the NKMAV can
neutralize 0.6 mg of N. kaouthia venom.