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Permethrin-resistant human head lice, Pediculus capitis, and their treatment.
Archives of dermatology - 1 Aug 2003
Yoon Kyong Sup, Gao Jian-Rong, Lee Si Hyeock, Clark J Marshall, Brown Leon, Taplin David
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the pediculicidal activity of Ovide lotion and its active ingredient, 0.5% malathion, with Nix and its active ingredient, 1% permethrin, in permethrin-resistant head lice. DESIGN: In vitro pediculicidal product and active ingredient comparison. The presence of knockdown resistance-type mutations (T929I and L932F) was validated by DNA sequencing. SETTING: University of Massachusetts-Amherst;...
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