title: Infantile nosocomial myiasis in iran.
abstract: Myiasis, the invasion of live human tissue by larva of Diptera, is reported in the nasal cavity of a 5.5-year-old Iranian girl. She was referred from Golestan Province to the Shaheed Rajaei Heart Center in Tehran. In the 41th day after admission, a live parasite was found in her nasal secretions suction identified presumably as a second instar larvae of a facultative myiasis, Woholfartia nuba (Diptera: Sarcophagidae), on the basis of mtDNA-COI and morphological characteristics. Since presence of the larva was recorded after hospitalization, by definition, this infestation is considered a nosocomial myiasis.
authors: Department of Medical Entomology and Vector Control, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
authors: Naseh
authors: N
authors: Maleki Ravasan
authors: Mansoureh
authors: M
authors: Shayeghi
authors: Babak
authors: B
authors: Najibi
authors: Mohammad Ali
authors: MA
authors: Oshaghi
keywords: Iran; Myiasis; Nosocomial; Woholfartia nuba
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