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Head Lice

23 May 2002

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An eight-year-old girl is sent home after the school nurse detects head lice. She will not be permitted to return to school until the absence of infestation is documented. What treatment strategy is most likely to allow her to return to school with a minimal risk of infecting her classmates?

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PMID: 12023998
DOI: 10.1056/nejmcp012640

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