Maggots therapy in facilitating wound debridement: Present status

An ancient remedy, Maggots debridement therapy was reintroduced by William. S. Baer, an orthopedic surgeon who worked at John Hopkins Hospital at Baltimore, Maryland. Maggot debridement therapy is a popular technique for wound debridement. It is considered cheap and safe form of therapy to prepare h...

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Main Authors: Nongmaithem Mackson Singh, Simran Kaur Bhatia, Gurjit Singh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University
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Online Access:http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2014;volume=7;issue=5;spage=639;epage=642;aulast=Singh