Viability of Lucilia sericata maggots after exposure to wound antiseptics
Georg Daeschleina b, Matthias Nappc d, Ojan Assadiane f✉, Sebastian von Podewilsa b, Kevin Reesec d, Peter Hinzc d, Johannes Matiasekg h, Romy Spitzmuellerc d, Paul N. Humphreyse f, Michael Jüngera b, Axel Krämeri j
- aDepartment of Dermatology University Medicine Greifswald Greifswald Germany
- bDepartment of Dermatology, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- cDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Clinic of Surgery University Medicine Greifswald Greifswald Germany
- dDepartment of Trauma and Orthopedic Surgery, Clinic of Surgery, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
- eInstitute for Skin Integrity and Infection Prevention, School of Human &
- fHealth Sciences University of Huddersfield Huddersfield UK
- gDepartment for Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery Wilhelminen Hospital Vienna Austria
- hDepartment for Plastic, Aesthetic and Reconstructive Surgery, Wilhelminen Hospital, Vienna, Austria
- iInstitute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine University Medicine Greifswald Greifswald Germany
- jInstitute of Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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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.
TL;DRIt is shown that Lucilia sericata fly maggots can survive up to an hour's exposure to wound antiseptics such as octenidine, povidone‐iodine or polihexanide. (Semantic Scholar)