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Live Maggots Used by the NHS as Antibiotics: Is This an Effective Technique for Cleaning Wounds?

Medicine & Technology Oct 10, 2021

Applying sterilized maggots to eat dead tissues was a common practice during the first half of the 20th century to treat wounds, but it faded with the use of antibiotics during the 1940s.

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Live Maggots Used by the NHS as Antibiotics: Is This an Effective Technique for Cleaning Wounds?

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