title: Nosocomial oral myiasis in ICU patients: occurrence of three sequential cases.
abstract: Myiasis is the infestation of living vertebrates or humans tissues by dipterous larvae. The oral cavity is rarely affected by this infestation and the circumstances which can lead to oral myiasis include persistent mouth opening together with poor hygiene. Such infestations have been reported mainly in developing countries such as in Asia. Although rare, nosocomial myiasis must be noted carefully, especially in case of hospitalized patients. This report describes three cases of nosocomial oral myiasis in hospitalized patients in ICU (intensive care unit) in Tabriz, North West of Iran.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Hamed Ebrahimzadeh
authors.initials: HE
authors.lastname: Leylabadlo
authors.affiliation: Drug Applied Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Hossein Samadi
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kafil
authors.affiliation: Infectious Disease and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Mohammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aghazadeh
authors.affiliation: Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
authors.forename: Teimour
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hazratian
keywords: flies; hospital; nosocomial myiasis; oral