Use of maggot therapy for treating a diabetic foot ulcer colonized by multidrug resistant bacteria in Brazil

• Autor(a) principal: Pinheiro, Marilia A. R. Q.
• Data de Publicação: 2015
• Outros Autores: Ferraz, Julianny B., Ansaldi Júnior, Miguel Angel, Moura, Andrew D., Costa, Maria E.S.M. da, Costa, Fagner J. M. D., Andrade Neto, Valter Ferreira de, Motta Neto, Renato, Gama, Renata A.
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Repositório Institucional da Universidade Federal do Ceará (UFC)
• Texto Completo: http://www.repositorio.ufc.br/handle/riufc/18178
• topic: Pé Diabético; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Pseudomonas aeruginosa

This study reports the efficacy of maggot therapy in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer infected with multidrug resistant microorganisms. A 74 year old female patient with diabetes for over 30 years, was treated with maggot therapy using larvae of Chrysomya megacephala . The microbiological samples were collected to evaluate aetiology of the infection. The therapy done for 43 days resulted in a reduction of necrosis and the ulcer’s retraction of 0.7 cm 2 in area. Analysis of the bacteriological swabs revealed the presence of Escherichia coli , Klebsiella pneumonia e and Pseudomonas aeruginosa . Further studies need to be done to confirm the role of maggot therapy in wound healing using a large sample and a proper study design.