1. Viability of Lucilia sericata maggots after exposure to wound antiseptics
- Author
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Matthias Napp, Peter Hinz, Romy Spitzmueller, Michael Jünger, Kevin Reese, Georg Daeschlein, Sebastian von Podewils, Axel Kramer, Johannes Matiasek, Paul N. Humphreys, and Ojan Assadian
- Subjects
medicine.medical_specialty ,medicine.drug_class ,medicine.medical_treatment ,030231 tropical medicine ,Dermatology ,Lucilia ,030207 dermatology & venereal diseases ,03 medical and health sciences ,Wound care ,0302 clinical medicine ,Antiseptic ,Maggot therapy ,medicine ,In vitro study ,music ,Cell survival ,Debridement ,music.instrument ,integumentary system ,biology ,Maggot ,business.industry ,fungi ,biology.organism_classification ,Surgery ,business - Abstract
After debridement and before dressing a wound with maggots of calliphorid flies, one frequently performed step is the application of antiseptics to the prepared wound bed. However, the concomitant application of antiseptic agents during maggot therapy is regarded controversial as antiseptics may interfere with maggots' viability. In this experimental in vitro study, the viability of fly maggots was investigated after exposure to various antiseptics frequently used in wound care. Here, we show that Lucilia sericata fly maggots can survive up to an hour's exposure to wound antiseptics such as octenidine, povidone-iodine or polihexanide. Concomitant short-term application of wound antiseptics together with maggots on wound beds is tolerated by larvae and does not impair their viability.
- Published
- 2016