Nosocomial myiasis - 11/09/11
Abstract |
When the larvae of flies invade man the clinical picture is referred to as ‘myiasis’. When myiasis occurs in a patient after hospitalization the disease is termed nosocomial myiasis, a very infrequent phenomenon. The present investigation was conducted to record the cases of nosocomial myiasis documented worldwide. Twenty-three cases of this hospital infection, which have occurred in a number of countries were found in the literature, and analysed. Myiasis-related factors with respect to the patients and their hospitals are discussed.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Nosocomial myiasis, hospital disease, predisposed patients
Vol 37 - N° 1
P. 1-5 - septembre 1997 Retour au numéro
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