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Maggot Wound Therapy Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Blood Infection

Maggot therapy is the intentional application of live, disinfected fly larvae to wounds for debridement and wound care. Although some studies suggest possible beneficial applications for wound healing, subsequent infection is a potential risk of treatment. We present a case of a 70-year-old male wit...

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Autores principales: Bueide, Peter, Hunt, Jeff, Bande, Dinesh, Guerrero, Dubert M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7854341/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33552787
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.12471

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