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Maggot Therapy

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Biotherapy - History, Principles and Practice

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The use and popularity of maggot therapy (MT) – the treatment of wounds with live fly larvae – is increasing rapidly in many countries throughout the world. The advantages of MT, also called larval therapy, maggot debridement therapy (MDT), and biosurgery, include its profound efficacy in debriding necrotic tissue, its relative safety, and its simplicity. These factors, along with other advantages such as its efficiency, its low cost and its effectiveness even in the context of antibiotic-resistant infections, have been responsible for the recent revival in the use of MT.

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    Ronald A. Sherman M.D., M.Sc.

  2. Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Hebrew University – Hadassah Medical School, 12272, IL 91120, Jerusalem, Israel

    Kosta Y. Mumcuoglu Ph.D.

  3. Institute of Pathology and Microbiology, Rudolfstiftung Hospital and Semmelweis Clinic, Juchgasse 25, 1030, Vienna, Austria

    Martin Grassberger M.D., Ph.D.

  4. Department of Zoology, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, Moharrem Bey, Alexandria, Egypt

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Sherman, R.A., Mumcuoglu, K.Y., Grassberger, M., Tantawi, T.I. (2013). Maggot Therapy. In: Grassberger, M., Sherman, R., Gileva, O., Kim, C., Mumcuoglu, K. (eds) Biotherapy - History, Principles and Practice. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-6585-6_2

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