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A metagenomic assessment of the bacteria associated with Lucilia sericata and Lucilia cuprina (Diptera: Calliphoridae) [PDF]

, 2014
Lucilia Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Calliphoridae) is a blow fly genus of forensic, medical, veterinary, and agricultural importance. This genus is also famous because of its beneficial uses in maggot debridement therapy (MDT).
Crippen, Tawni L, Dowd, Scot E, Fields, Andrew T, Flores, Micah, Ma, Qun, Singh, Baneshwar, Tarone, Aaron M, Tomberlin, Jeffery K, Wood, Thomas K, Yu, Ziniu, Zheng, Longyu   +10 more
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Larval therapy from the patient’s perspective

ESTIMA, Brazilian Journal of Enterostomal Therapy, 2020
Objective: to describe the perception of the patient undergoing larval therapy. Method: qualitative, exploratory-descriptive study, using oral history as a data collection technique and methodological framework, in the form of oral life history. Six patients with difficult-to-heal wounds participated in the study, followed by the dressing committee of ...
Simone Maria da Silva, Rejane Medeiros Millions, Rita de Cássia Almeida, João Evangelista da Costa   +3 more
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Orally active antischistosomal early leads identified from the open access malaria box. [PDF]

, 2014
BACKGROUND: Worldwide hundreds of millions of schistosomiasis patients rely on treatment with a single drug, praziquantel. Therapeutic limitations and the threat of praziquantel resistance underline the need to discover and develop next generation drugs.
A Fenwick, AA Sayed, B Gryseels, B Ramirez, CE Cousin, CJ Murray, E Groll, Gordana Panic, J Keiser, J Keiser, J Keiser, J Keiser, J Keiser, J Keiser, J Utzinger, J Utzinger, JB Correa Soares, Jennifer Keiser, K Ingram, K Ingram, K Waisser, Katrin Ingram-Sieber, L Pica-Mattoccia, MH Abdulla, Mireille Vargas, Noemi Cowan, NR Mansour, Nuha R. Mansour, P Steinmann, Quentin D. Bickle, RA Paveley, S Denoyelle, S Knopp, SD Melman, SH Xiao, SH Xiao, SH Xiao, T Chen, T Manneck, T Spangenberg, Thomas Spangenberg, Timothy G. Geary, Timothy N. C. Wells   +42 more
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Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Enteritis in Adult Ruminants. [PDF]

, 2018
Infectious enteritis in adult ruminants is often a result of 1 or more viral, bacterial, or parasitic pathogens. Diagnosis of etiologic agents causing enteritis is important when considering herd implications and zoonotic potential of some etiologies ...
Chigerwe, Munashe, Heller, Meera C
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In Vitro and In Vivo Effects of Tamoxifen against Larval Stage Echinococcus granulosus [PDF]

, 2014
Cystic echinococcosis is a zoonotic infection caused by the larval stage of the cestode Echinococcus granulosus. Chemotherapy currently employs benzimidazoles; however, 40% of cases do not respond favorably.
Cumino, Andrea Carina, Denegri, Guillermo Maria, Elissondo, María Celina, Goya, Alejandra Beatriz, Nicolao, María Celeste   +4 more
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Patient acceptability of larval therapy for leg ulcer treatment: a randomised survey to inform the sample size calculation of a randomised trial

BMC Medical Research Methodology, 2006
Background A trial was commissioned to evaluate the effectiveness of larval therapy to debride and heal sloughy and necrotic venous leg ulcers. Larval therapy in the trial was to be delivered in either loose or bagged form.
Iglesias CP, Spilsbury K, O'Meara S, Petherick ES, Nelson EA, Torgerson DJ   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

RETRACTED: Curcumin-Injected Musca domestica Larval Hemolymph: Cecropin Upregulation and Potential Anticancer Effect

Molecules, 2022
Over recent decades, much attention has been given to imply the natural products in cancer therapy alone or in combination with other established procedures.
Shaymaa Mahmoud, Sobhy Hassab El-Nabi, Asmaa Hawash, Hesham R. El-Seedi, Shaden A. M. Khalifa, Sami Ullah, Abdullah G. Al-Sehemi, Islam M. El-Garawani   +7 more
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Understanding methods of wound debridement [PDF]

, 2014
Autolytic debridement describes the body's natural method of wound-bed cleansing, helping it to prepare the wound bed for healing. In acute wounds, autolytic debridement occurs automatically and often does not require intervention, as during the ...
Broadus C, Leak K, Ousey K, Ousey K, Strohal R, World Union of Wound Healing Societies (WUWHS)   +5 more
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Maggot therapy-related zoonotic diseases and modern larval therapy solutions to ensure safety

Journal of Zoonotic Diseases, 2020
Larva therapy or maggot therapy is a new treatment used mainly for some skin diseases such as diabetic wounds and skin tumors. The use of larval therapy can improve the success and speed of wound healing. In this treatment, fly larvae are used for the treatment process.
Masoud Ahmadnejad , Ata Kaboudari
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Refining the Galleria mellonella Model by Using Stress Marker Genes to Assess Clostridioides difficile Infection and Recuperation during Phage Therapy

Microorganisms, 2020
The Galleria mellonella is an effective model for probing Clostridioides difficile interactions with phages. Despite valuable insights from this model, the larvae are not easily amenable to assessing detailed clinical responses to either bacteria or ...
Janet Y. Nale, Mahananda Chutia, Jeffrey K. J. Cheng, Martha R. J. Clokie   +3 more
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