Myiasis in Kuwait: Nosocomial infections caused by Lucilia sericata and Megaselia scalaris

American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene

Volumn 70, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 386-389

  Hira, Parsotam R ^a   Assad, Reem M ^b   Okasha, Ghufran ^b   Al Ali, Faiza M ^c   Iqbal, Jamshaid ^a   Mutawali, Kamal E H ^b   Disney, R Henry L ^d   Hall, Martin J R ^e  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

^b Mubarak Hospital   (Kuwait)

^c FARWANIYA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^e DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CASE REPORT; CHILD; COMA; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FLY; FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KUWAIT; LACERATION; LARVA; MALE; MYIASIS; NASOPHARYNX; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TRAFFIC; WORM; WOUND DRESSING;

ARACHNIDA; CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA; IRANIA; LUCILIA SERICATA; MEGASELIA SCALARIS; PHORIDAE; SERICATA;

EID: 1942533053     PISSN: 00029637     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4269/ajtmh.2004.70.386     Document Type: Article

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