ArticleInternational wound journal2022
Microbiological effects in patients with leg ulcers and diabetic foot treated with Lucilia sericata larvae.
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- Clinical analysis of tethered cord syndrome and gene expression profiling of wound healing surgery.Postepy dermatologii i alergologii · 2023Article
- Diabetic foot ulcer: Challenges and future.World journal of diabetes · 2022Review
- Microbiological effects in patients with leg ulcers and diabetic foot treated with Lucilia sericata larvae.International wound journal · 2022Article
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Abstract
Lucilia sericata bottle fly worms can be used to heal infected, chronic, or necrotic wounds, including those associated with ulceration and diabetic foot. The study aimed to evaluate changes in the microflora in patients treated with L sericata larvae due to leg ulcers and diabetic foot. One hundred twenty-nine patients diagnosed with lower limb ulceration and diabetic foot were enrolled in the study, of which 80 of them met the eligibility criteria for maggot debridement therapy (MDT). On the contrary, 49 unqualified patients were offered ozone therapy (22 with leg ulcers; 27 with diabetic foot). In each of these patients, a microbiological swab was performed before and after the start of therapy. The group of 80 patients was further divided into four equal groups in terms of the treated area (lower leg vs foot) and the number of larvae/cm
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