Maggot debridement therapy withLucilia cuprina: a comparison with conventional debridement in diabetic foot ulcers
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Maggot Bio-Debridement Therapy for Diabetic Foot ulcers–Literature Review
Diabetic foot ulcers are chronic, difficult to treat wounds that are associated with high morbidity andmortality. Several therapies have been proposed as adjuncts to the traditional wound care, among them is the maggot debridement therapy (MDT). MDT had been used for decades for treating non-healing wounds. However, with the beginning of the antibiotic era, itsuse had gradually faded. In the la...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Wound Journal
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1742-4801,1742-481X
DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-481x.2008.00564.x