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Maggot Debridement Therapy

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The use of disinfected fly larvae (green bottle fly, Phaenicia sericata, Medical Maggots™) to clean skin wounds and soft tissue which have necrotic tissue in the wounds that slow healing
Indications Debridment of non-healing necrotic skin and soft tissue wounds, including pressure ulcers, venous stasis ulcers, neuropathic foot ulcers, and non-healing traumatic or post surgical wounds
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Identifying flies used for maggot debridement therapy. S Afr Med J 2008; 98: 630-631.
New fly species causing human myiasis identified in Eastern Cape, South Africa
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