An unusual nosocomial infection: nasotracheal myiasis.
A number of fly maggots were found emerging from the nose and tracheostomy site of an 82-year-old woman who had been in a coma for two months in an acute care hospital in a large Canadian city. This case history indicates that the infestation was hospital-acquired and although undoubtedly an extremely rare occurrence, at least in Canada, points out the risk of myiasis in the unconscious, debilitated patient.
Josephson
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Department of Otolaryngology, St. Joseph's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Krajden
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D003428:Cross Infection; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D009668:Nose Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D012610:Screw Worm Infection; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*