Small but effective: maggots kill off bacteria

PATIENTS suffering from infected wounds will be able to use maggots to treat their wounds as part of a scheme which began in Britain yesterday.

GPs around Britain will be able to offer patients a prescription of maggots to help heal wounds and avoid lengthy stays in hospital thanks to research at a south Wales hospital.

Studies at the Biosurgical Research Unit at the Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend showed just how effective sterile maggots can be when treating wounds.