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Review
. 2016 Mar;22(3):563-5.
doi: 10.3201/eid2203.151631.

Review of Cases and a Patient Report of Myiasis with Tracheostomy, Peru

Virgilio E Failoc-Rojas, Heber Silva-Díaz
Review

Review of Cases and a Patient Report of Myiasis with Tracheostomy, Peru

Virgilio E Failoc-Rojas et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Mar.
No abstract available

Keywords: Cochliomyia hominivorax; Peru; developing country; ectoparasitic infestations; larva; myiasis; parasites; screw worm infection; tracheostomy.

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