The Price of Hospital Reshaping: Nasal Myiasis Caused by Flesh Fly (Diptera: Sarcophagidae) in Reallocated COVID-19 Intensive Care Unit.
Vladimir DolinajJasmina GrujićDavor KrižanovićAleksandar PotkonjakThomas PapePavle BanovićPublished in: Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) (2023)
Myiasis is a condition characterized by fly larvae infestation, most common in tropical regions, but with a risk of occurring anywhere in the world. Here, we report a case of nasal myiasis caused by a sarcophagid fly in a critically ill COVID-19 patient hospitalized in a reallocated ICU department in Serbia and discuss procedures that could prevent the occurrence of similar incidents in reallocated ICU departments worldwide.
Keyphrases
- intensive care unit
- coronavirus disease
- drosophila melanogaster
- sars cov
- mechanical ventilation
- chronic rhinosinusitis
- healthcare
- risk assessment
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- patient safety
- climate change
- case report
- emergency department
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acute respiratory distress syndrome
- acute care
- aedes aegypti
- electronic health record