The anti-microbial activity of maggot secretions: results of a preliminary study

The Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis with the Maggot (Larva of the Blowfly).

William S. Baer · Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery · 1931 · 264 citations

Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery, Surgery +8

Growth effects of Phaenicia sericata larval extracts on fibroblasts: Mechanism for wound healing by maggot therapy

Pamela E. Prete · Life Sciences · 1997 · 194 citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Pathology +10

Maggot therapy for the treatment of intractable wounds

Kosta Y. Mumcuoğlu, Arieh Ingber, Leon Gilead et al. · International Journal of Dermatology · 1999 · 185 citations

Veterinary Medicine, Surgery, Antimicrobial Pharmacotherapy +8

A New Dressing Design for Use with Maggot Therapy

Ronald A. Sherman · Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery · 1997 · 97 citations

Medicine, Dermatology, Pathology +4

An Antibiotic from Maggots

E. R. Pavillard, E. A. Wright · Nature · 1957 · 95 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Antimicrobial Resistance +2