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ArticleClinical case reports2024

Not all maggots are created equal; not all maggots are therapeutic.

Ronald A Sherman, Albert Nguyen, Vahab Dastpak, Alicia Fonseca-Muñoz, Naser Parizad, Mansour Siavash, Mustapha Ahmed Yusuf

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Ronald A ShermanBioTherapeutics, Education and Research (BTER) Foundation Irvine California USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3096-0355
Albert NguyenBioTherapeutics, Education and Research (BTER) Foundation Irvine California USA.
Vahab DastpakFaculty Member of Joundishapour Medical Science University of Ahwaz Health Technology Park and Pharmaceutical Technology Development Center Ahvaz Khuzestan Province Iran.
Alicia Fonseca-MuñozFacultad de Sistemas Biológicos e Innovación Tecnológica Universidad Autónoma "Benito Juarez" de Oaxaca Oaxaca Mexico.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3484-6114
Naser ParizadPatient Safety Research Center Clinical Research Institute, Urmia University of Medical Sciences Urmia Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7393-3010
Mansour SiavashIsfahan Endocrine and Metabolism research center Isfahan University of Medical Sciences Isfahan Iran.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0590-6410
Mustapha Ahmed YusufDepartment of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology/Department of Microbiology Bayero University, Kano/Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital Kano Nigeria.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2905-1894

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Maggots in a wound ("myiasis") cannot be considered maggot therapy (therapeutic myiasis) unless, at a minimum, the species is known to be safe and effective, and the maggots have been properly disinfected. Documenting treatment details is critical and allows us to determine the cause of problems, if they arise.

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PMID39021488
PMCPMC11252663

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