Sterilization of blow fly eggs, Chrysomya megacephala and Lucilia cuprina, (Diptera: Calliphoridae) for maggot debridement therapy application

• Main Authors: Kwankamol Limsopatham, Phadungkiat Khamnoi, Kabkaew L. Sukontason, Dheerawan Boonyawan, Tarinee Chaiwong, Kom Sukontason
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Immunology and Microbiology; Agricultural and Biological Sciences
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=85016552927&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/46217
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg. Maggot debridement therapy (MDT) is an application of sterile laboratory-reared blow fly larvae to remove necrotic tissue and disinfect wounds for medical conditions. For effective application, the blow fly larvae used in the wound treatment are required to...