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R R Bahadur

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PubMed1993

Myiasis in leprosy.

During the 1989-1991 year period, leprosy patients with various ulcers, attending the surgical O.P.D. at CJIL, Agra were seen. Of these, 64 cases were found to be infested with maggots. Live maggots were collected in all cases from different sites viz. nasal cavity, hand, great toe and second toe. It was possible to rear the maggots into flies in 53 out of 64 cases. In 11 cases the maggots did not survive and died in the early part of their life cycle. Four different types of flies were identified viz. Sarcophaga haemorrhoidalis, Chrysomya bezziana, Callitroga americana and Musca domestica.

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PubMed1993

Characterization of microbial flora of leprous ulcers infested with maggots.

Swabs from 64 maggot infested leprosy ulcers before and after treatment for maggots and 100 non-infested leprosy ulcers were studied for the bacterial flora. From maggot infested ulcers (before treatment), the cultures usually showed mixed growth. Among the Gram positive isolates, Staphylococcus aureus (37%), S. albus (18%) and Streptococcus pyogenes (36%) were frequently isolated. Gram negative bacteria isolated were Proteus spp. (21%) and Escherichia coli (7%). Anaerobic bacteria isolated were Micrococcus (3%) and Bacteroides (4%). After treatment of maggot infested ulcers, S. aureus (36%) continued to be isolated with almost the same frequency. The isolates of other Gram negative organisms were slightly reduced. Among the Gram negatives the Proteus spp. (10%) were also less in number. In few cases Neisseria (3%) was found. Anaerobic isolates were M. luteus (2%) and B. necrophorus (3%). From the cases without maggot infestation, a single organism was isolated from 16 cases and 84 mixed cultures were obtained. Isolates included the aerobic Gram positives S. aureus (46%), S. albus (21%) and S. pyogenes (38%), and the Gram negative Proteus spp. (19%) and E. coli (7%). The anaerobic isolate was M. luteus (3%). From this study no apparent association between the type of bacterial flora and maggot infestation could be observed.

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