Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part II—Maggots Combat Infection

Maggot therapy employs the use of freshly emerged, sterile larvae of the common green-bottle fly, Phaenicia (Lucilia) sericata, and is a form of artificially induced myiasis in a controlled clinical situation. Maggot therapy has the following three core beneficial effects on a wound: debridement, di...

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Autores principales: Nigam, Yamni, Bexfield, Alyson, Thomas, Stephen, Ratcliffe, Norman Arthur
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1513154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16951714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel022
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author Nigam, Yamni
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Thomas, Stephen
Ratcliffe, Norman Arthur
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description Maggot therapy employs the use of freshly emerged, sterile larvae of the common green-bottle fly, Phaenicia (Lucilia) sericata, and is a form of artificially induced myiasis in a controlled clinical situation. Maggot therapy has the following three core beneficial effects on a wound: debridement, disinfection and enhanced healing. In part II of this review article, we discuss clinical infections and the evidence supporting the potent antibacterial action of maggot secretions. Enhancement of wound healing by maggots is discussed along with the future of this highly successful, often controversial, alternative treatment.
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spelling pubmed-15131542006-09-01 Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part II—Maggots Combat Infection Nigam, Yamni Bexfield, Alyson Thomas, Stephen Ratcliffe, Norman Arthur Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Reviews Maggot therapy employs the use of freshly emerged, sterile larvae of the common green-bottle fly, Phaenicia (Lucilia) sericata, and is a form of artificially induced myiasis in a controlled clinical situation. Maggot therapy has the following three core beneficial effects on a wound: debridement, disinfection and enhanced healing. In part II of this review article, we discuss clinical infections and the evidence supporting the potent antibacterial action of maggot secretions. Enhancement of wound healing by maggots is discussed along with the future of this highly successful, often controversial, alternative treatment. Oxford University Press 2006-09 2006-06-08 /pmc/articles/PMC1513154/ /pubmed/16951714 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel022 Text en © 2006 The Author(s)
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Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part II—Maggots Combat Infection
title Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part II—Maggots Combat Infection
title_full Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part II—Maggots Combat Infection
title_fullStr Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part II—Maggots Combat Infection
title_full_unstemmed Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part II—Maggots Combat Infection
title_short Maggot Therapy: The Science and Implication for CAM Part II—Maggots Combat Infection
title_sort maggot therapy: the science and implication for cam part ii—maggots combat infection
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1513154/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16951714
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ecam/nel022
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