Maggot-associated Ignatzschineria larvae bacteremia: a case report

Paolo Gigante1, Gabriele Arcari1,2, Donatella Ossola3

  • 1Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Virology, ASST Sette Laghi, University Hospital of Varese, Varese, Italy.

ASM Case Reports
|November 17, 2025
PubMed
Summary

A rare case of Ignatzschineria larvae infection in an elderly patient with myiasis highlights the importance of advanced techniques like 16S rRNA sequencing for identifying unusual bacterial pathogens when standard methods fail.