The lack of availability of medicinal leeches is a major impediment to the widespread use of
leech therapy for treatment of congested flaps and replants in southern Africa. An …

Surface bacterial flora, as well as homogenates, of medical leeches, Hirudo medicinalis and
Hirudinaria manillensis, were surveyed and the susceptibility of these isolates to 15 …

Increased use of medicinal leeches (Hirudo medicinalis) for the treatment of venous
congestion in flaps and replanted parts has coincided with reports of soft tissue infections …

The rate of infectious complications of leech therapy is almost 20% because Hirudo
medicinalis has endosymbiotic bacteria. The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial …

Infections associated with medicinal leech application are caused by Aeromonas
hydrophila, an organism that resides in the leech gut. We cultured the intestinal tracts of 25 …

Medicinal leeches are widely used to treat venous congestion in microvascular surgery,
Aeromonas hydrophila infection, following application of the leech species Hirudo …

Background: Hirudotherapy is often used successfully in modern medicine, especially in
plastic and reconstructive surgery. However, Aeromonas infections are the most common …

The use of the medicinal leech (Hirudo medicinalis) in promoting venous drainage in tissues
whose vitality is threatened by venous congestion and obstruction, especially in plastic and …

Abstract Introduction: The medical leech (Hirudo medicinalis) has been used throughout the
centuries and continues to be used today, mainly in reconstructive surgery and …

Medicinal leeches were used clinically as early as 3000 years ago. This article reviews host
parasite relationships using different leech species that infect humans, animals and birds in …