Rearing Larvae of Lucilia sericata for Chronic Ulcer Treatment – an Improved Method
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Rearing larvae of Lucilia sericata for chronic ulcer treatment--an improved method.
Larval therapy is a biological 'dressing' for chronic ulcers which is used for debridement, to initiate healing and to reduce bacteria and unpleasant odour. One condition for being able to employ larval therapy is access to disinfected larvae of good quality. We therefore started rearing Lucilia sericata larvae in 1998. Rearing necrophagous larvae in a hospital setting makes it essential to con...
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عنوان ژورنال: Acta Dermato-Venereologica
سال: 2005
ISSN: 0001-5555
DOI: 10.1080/00015550510025533