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 …

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

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

The use of medicinal leeches (Hiruda medicinalis) is becoming more common after plastic
surgery to control venous congestion of skin grafts. We describe a patient with Aeromonas …

Hirudo medicinalis, the medicinal leech, usually carries in its digestive tract a pure culture of
Aeromonas veronii bv. sobria. Such specificity is unusual for digestive tracts that are …

Medical leech therapy (MLT) with Hirudo medicinalis is well established as a treatment for
venous congestion of tissue flaps, grafts, and replants. Unfortunately, this treatment is …

Hirudo medicinalis, the medicinal leech, is applied postoperatively in modern medicine.
Infections by Aeromonas occur in up to 20% of patients unless a preemptive antibiotic …

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 …

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 …

While the use of medicinal leech therapy (MLT) in reconstructive and orthopaedic surgery is
widely described, post-operative complications related to leeches remain a major concern …