title: Nosocomial myiasis with Lucilia sericata (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in an ICU patient in Mashhad, Northeastern of Iran.
abstract: Myiasis is the invasion of larvae to human or animal live tissues by flies belonging to the order Diptera and families like Calliphoridae, Sarcophagidae, Oesteridae, etc. Although rare, nosocomial myiasis must be noted carefully, especially in case of hospitalized patients. A 63-year old man admitted to an ICU ward in Mashhad is investigated and presented in this research. On the 35(th) day of hospitalization, about 100 larvae 6-7 mm in length, yellow to cream and fusiform were observed around the tracheotomy site. They were identified as second instar larvae of Lucilia genus of the family Calliphoridae based on morphological characters of the larvae. However, for exact identification of the species, the emerging adults must also be tested. According to the standard key of adult flies, they were identified as Lucilia sericata.
authors: Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Faculty of Medicine, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. mrfakoor@yahoo.com, fakoorziba@sums.ac.ir.
authors: Mohsen
authors: M
authors: Najjari
authors: Department of Pathobiology and Anatomy, Faculty of Medicine, North Khorasan University of Medical Sciences, Bojnurd, Iran Department of Parasitology and Mycology, Ghaem Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, I.
authors: Reza
authors: R
authors: Shafiei
authors: Department of Medical Entomology, Research Centre for Health Sciences, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
authors: Mohammad Reza
authors: MR
authors: Fakoorziba
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000469:parasitology*; D004175:Diptera; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007492:Iran; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009198:Myiasis; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000469:parasitology*; D014140:Tracheotomy