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A Neonatal Imaging Model of Gram-Negative Bacterial Sepsis
Published on: August 12, 2020
Umbilical Myiasis Associated with Staphylococcus Aureus Sepsis in a neonate
Soumya Patra1, Radheshyam Purkait, Rajarshi Basu
1Department of Paediatric Medicine, N.R.S Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Abstract:
Myiasis is an infection of live mammalian tissue by the larvae of dipteran flies and commonly found in the tropics and subtropics. It usually infects domestic and wild animals, but sometimes also affects human. Umbilical cord myiasis in the neonatal period associated with sepsis is a rare occurrence with few reported cases in the literature. In this article, authors report a 7-day-old neonate from a rural area presented with neonatal sepsis due to umbilical myiasis caused by fly larval form of blow fly (Chrysomya megacephala).
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