Advantages of Maggot Debridement Therapy for Chronic Wounds: A Bibliographic Review
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Maggot Debridement Therapy in the Treatment of Nonhealing Chronic Wounds
Background: Maggot therapy utilizes freshly emerged, sterile larvae of the common greenbottle fly, Phaenicia (Lucilia) sericata, which secrete digestive enzymes that selectively dissolve necrotic tissue, disinfect the wound, and thus stimulate wound healing. Introduction: The purpose of this paper was to review the literature in an attempt to determine the efficacy of maggot debridement therapy...
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عنوان ژورنال: Advances in Skin & Wound Care
سال: 2020
ISSN: 1538-8654,1527-7941
DOI: 10.1097/01.asw.0000695776.26946.68