Medicine Maggot medicine gains popularity Treatment of wounds using maggots is the latest breakthrough mechanism that is being used in British hospitals. Maggot treatment is really effective in treatment of patients whose lives have been endangered by life-threatening illness caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). This can be a lead for treatment for other drug resistant bacteria as well. Experiments have been carried out in Princess Wales Hospital using maggots in the form of bags …
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…adopting this form of treatment for their infectious wounds just so that they could get back to their wards with other people. Following the success of maggot treatment a large-scale follow-up trial is currently awaiting Medical Research Council. This will go a long way in establishing the efficacy of maggot therapy. Works Citied Kenyon Georgina. "Maggot medicine gains popularity" BBC News Online, April 6 2002, 23:01 GMT 00:01 UK <http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/1907065.stm>