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Ahmadpour E, Youssefi MR, Nazari M, et al. Nosocomial Myiasis in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A Case Report. Iran J Public Health. 2019;48(6):1165-1168
Ahmadpour, E., Youssefi, M. R., Nazari, M., Hosseini, S. A., Rakhshanpour, A., & Rahimi, M. T. (2019). Nosocomial Myiasis in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A Case Report. Iranian journal of public health, 48(6), 1165-1168.
Ahmadpour, Ehsan, et al. "Nosocomial Myiasis in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A Case Report." Iranian journal of public health vol. 48,6 (2019): 1165-1168.
Ahmadpour E, Youssefi MR, Nazari M, Hosseini SA, Rakhshanpour A, Rahimi MT. Nosocomial Myiasis in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A Case Report. Iran J Public Health. 2019 Jun;48(6):1165-1168. PMID: 31341861; PMCID: PMC6635341.
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Iran J Public Health. 2019 Jun;48(6):1165-1168.

Nosocomial Myiasis in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU): A Case Report.

Iranian journal of public health

Ehsan Ahmadpour, Mohammad Reza Youssefi, Mohammad Nazari, Seyed Abdollah Hosseini, Arash Rakhshanpour, Mohammad Taghi Rahimi

Affiliations

  1. Infectious and Tropical Diseases Research Center, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran.
  2. Department of Veterinary Parasitology, Babol Branch, Islamic Azad University, Babol, Iran.
  3. Tuberculosis Laboratory, Deputy of Public Health of Mazandaran Province, Sari, Iran.
  4. Student Research Committee, Toxoplasmosis Research Center, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.
  5. Department of Medical Parasitology and Mycology, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
  6. School of Medicine, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.

PMID: 31341861 PMCID: PMC6635341

Abstract

Myiasis is a parasitic infestation of human and animal tissues caused by larva of several fly species. Nosocomial myiasis is a type of myiasis that patient acquires infestation after admission to hospital and prevention of this infestation should be one of hospital authorities concerns. Therefore, we report a case of nosocomial oral myiasis caused by

Keywords: Hygiene; Infestation; Iran; Lucilia sericata; Nosocomial myiasis

Conflict of interest statement

Conflict of interests The authors declare that there is no conflict of interests.

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