A novel approach to the antimicrobial activity of maggot debridement therapy

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  • Anders S Andersen
  • Dorthe Sandvang
  • Kirk M Schnorr
  • Thomas Kruse
  • Søren Neve
  • Bo Joergensen
  • Karlsmark, Tonny
  • Karen Angeliki Krogfelt
Commercially produced sterile green bottle fly Lucilia sericata maggots are successfully employed by practitioners worldwide to clean a multitude of chronic necrotic wounds and reduce wound bacterial burdens during maggot debridement therapy (MDT). Secretions from the maggots exhibit antimicrobial activity along with other activities beneficial for wound healing. With the rise of multidrug-resistant bacteria, new approaches to identifying the active compounds responsible for the antimicrobial activity within this treatment are imperative. Therefore, the aim of this study was to use a novel approach to investigate the output of secreted proteins from the maggots under conditions mimicking clinical treatments.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume65
Issue number8
Pages (from-to)1646-54
Number of pages9
ISSN0305-7453
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Aug 2010

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