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Pyrethroid pediculicide resistance of head lice in Canada evaluated by serial invasive signal amplification reaction.
Journal of cutaneous medicine and surgery - 1 Jan 2000
Marcoux Danielle, Palma Kathleen G, Kaul Nalini, Hodgdon Hilliary, Van Geest Andrea, Previte Dominic J, Abou-Elghar Gamal Elsayed, Yoon Kyong Sup, Clark J Marshall
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Most people in the United States and Canada with pediculosis will be treated with neurotoxic pediculicides containing pyrethrins or pyrethroids. Their widespread use led to significant resistance reported from various countries. Although treatment failures are frequently observed in Canada, the resistance frequency to pyrethroid pediculicide of human head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) has not been...
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