Treating wounds in small animals with maggot debridement therapy: A survey of practitioners

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 173, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 138-143

  Sherman, Ronald A ^a,b   Stevens, Howard ^c   Ng, David ^a   Iversen, Eve ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DERMATOLOGY RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c Brookside Animal Hospital   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Canine; Feline; Maggot therapy; Small animal surgery; Wound healing

Indexed keywords

AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ENROFLOXACIN;

AMPUTATION; ANIMAL EUTHANASIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CAT DISEASE; DEBRIDEMENT; DOG DISEASE; FLY; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LARVAL STAGE; MAGGOT; NONHUMAN; RABBIT; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT INDICATION; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND CARE; WOUND DRESSING; WOUND INFECTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; CAT; DOG; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LARVA; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; WOUND HEALING;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMALS; CAT DISEASES; CATS; DATA COLLECTION; DEBRIDEMENT; DOG DISEASES; DOGS; LARVA; RABBITS; VETERINARIANS; VETERINARY MEDICINE; WOUND HEALING;

EID: 33846387861     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2005.11.006     Document Type: Article

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