Maggot débridement therapy.
Due to rising health care costs and resistance to antibiotics, maggot débridement therapy may regain popularity. Nurses must learn about this unusual therapy and be prepared to assist patients who want to try it.
Schwarck
Laurie
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Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA.
D000818:Animals; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003646:Debridement / Q000379:methods*; D004175:Diptera; D006801:Humans; D007814:Larva; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000628:therapy*