[Newsbot]

Title: Long-term care resident had wound infested with maggots
Category: Health
Posted By: Regina
Date: 2013-10-21 12:28:23
Canadian

[ShepherdsDog]

The maggots likely kept the wound from going gangrenous.

[Regina]

Sad but true.

"the company has replaced the leadership at Lakehead Manor"

The person probably went on to work with children............

[DrCaleb]

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

The maggots likely kept the wound from going gangrenous.

I was thinking that too. Maggots only eat dead tissue, not live stuff.

But . . .Ewwwwww! That's still no way to live! And it will only get worse as the population gets older and more students only looking for a pay cheque get churned out of diploma mills.

[bootlegga]

Horrifying! It reminds me of this article I read a few weeks ago at MacLeans;

http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/09/03/the- ... -families/

[fifeboy]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

The maggots likely kept the wound from going gangrenous.

Maggots only eat dead tissue...

Doesn't that depend on the maggot?

[DrCaleb]

fifeboy fifeboy:

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

ShepherdsDog ShepherdsDog:

The maggots likely kept the wound from going gangrenous.

Maggots only eat dead tissue...

Doesn't that depend on the maggot?

Good question. I've only heard of a few medical varities used to debride a wound. I would assume these were common housefly maggots, and they only eat necrotic tissue. I don't know of any that eat live tissue, but since I've never heard of someone being infected with maggots, I'd assume that's pretty rare.

But I'm not an entomologist ethier.

[PluggyRug]

Surgical Maggots have other properties.

$1:

Maggots of the green blowfly, Lucilia sericata, are used as an alternative to surgical intervention and long-term antiseptic therapy for the treatment of chronic wounds. The secretions of maggots are known to have antibacterial properties. To quantify the bactericidal effect of secretions from larvae of L. sericata, an in vitro test model based on the modified European quantitative suspension test (EN 1040) was developed, in which a co-culture of maggots and bacteria (Micrococcus luteus,Escherichia coli, methicillin-sensitive Staphylo-coccus aureus) in tryptic soy broth was tested. The numbers of bacterial colonies with and without maggot exposure were compared after 24, 48 and 72 h of exposure. The mean log(10) reduction factor (RF) for bacterial elimination per maggot was >4 at all examined times for all tested bacteria. Thus, maggot secretion fulfilled the required definitions of an antiseptic. In addition, the maggots' ability to ingest bacteria was also evaluated. Maggots contained viable bacteria after 48 h of contact with the respective organisms. These maggots also continued excreting bacteria. Therefore, maggots should be disposed of after use as they must be regarded as medical waste.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17167275

[fifeboy]

DrCaleb DrCaleb:

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Good question. I've only heard of a few medical varities used to debride a wound. I would assume these were common housefly maggots, and they only eat necrotic tissue. I don't know of any that eat live tissue, but since I've never heard of someone being infected with maggots, I'd assume that's pretty rare.

But I'm not an entomologist ethier.

I was at one time, in the long distant past. Can't really call myself one now. Look up Myiasis on Google. Or even better look it up on YouTube. Don't eat lunch beforehand.

[Jabberwalker]

... must be a Rivera ...