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Application of Lucilia sericata Larvae in Debridement of Pressure Wounds in Outpatient Settings
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[Local treatment of purulent wounds with kukumazim]
Vestnik Khirurgii Imeni I. I. Grekova
|February 13, 2003
Abstract:
The authors describe the results of treatment of 245 patients with pyo-necrotic diseases of soft tissues with a new proteolytic enzyme of vegetable origin Kukumazim. The application of Kukumazim resulted in a 5-6 days shorter period of complete healing the wounds. No adverse effects of using Kukumazim were noted.
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