External decontamination of wild leeches with hypochloric acid
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Medicinal leech, <it>Hirudo medicinalis</it>, has been used in plastic and reconstructive surgery, to relieve venous congestion and to improve the microrevascularization of flaps. In many countries, wild leeches are still...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2004-08-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2334/4/28 |