Doctors remove maggots from wounds, but could they help patients heal?
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The use of maggot therapy as an adjunct to surgical debridement: a paediatric case report
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Maggots For Wound Cleaning?
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Grim video shows homeless man's leg crawling with maggots - but doctors say it SAVED him from deadly infections
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Case study: Maggots help heal a difficult wound - Wound Care Advisor
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$250,000 grant for Griffith researchers sending medicinal maggots to war – Griffith News
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How Can Maggots Save Limbs?
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A Deeper Look at Maggot Therapy in Wound Care
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Magic powder heals wounds nothing else can
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Effective Maggot Wound Therapy
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Maggots Are Hiding In Lots Of Your Favorite Foods, And It's Legal
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Cureus Flesh Fly Maggot-Infected Abscess in a Burn Victim Patient in the United States Without a History of International Travel: A Case Report
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New interest in maggot therapy
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Cureus, Maggot Wound Therapy Associated with Wohlfahrtiimonas chitiniclastica Blood Infection