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Nosocomial Myiasis in an Intensive Care Unit (Icu): A Case Report



Ahmadpour E1 ; Youssefi MR2 ; Nazari M3 ; Hosseini SA4 ; Rakhshanpour A5 ; Rahimi MT6
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  1. 1. Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran
  2. 2. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran
  3. 3. Tuberculosis Laboratory, Deputy of Public Health of Mazandaran Province, Sari, Iran
  4. 4. Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran
  5. 5. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  6. 6. School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran

Source: Iranian Journal of Public Health Published:2019

Abstract

Myiasis is a parasitic infestation of human and animal tissues caused by larva of several fly species. Nosocomial myiasis is a type of myiasis that patient acquires infestation after admission to hospital and prevention of this infestation should be one of hospital authorities concerns. Therefore, we report a case of nosocomial oral myiasis caused by Lucilia sericata in a woman aged 78-yr-old hospitalized in a Heart Center in north of Iran Aug 2015. The significance of fly extermination in hospital was highlighted and emphasized. Besides, the etiology and different aspects of infestation were discussed elaborately. © 2019, Iranian Journal of Public Health. All rights reserved.
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