A questionnaire survey of head lice treatment was conducted in four schools--each including
a nursery and an elementary school--in the Bordeaux area. Two schools were situated in the …

Background The therapy of pediculosis remains a common problem in clinical practice. As
resistance to commonly used chemical pediculicides is constantly increasing, there is a …

Background There are many different types of pediculicides available OTC in Australia. In
this study we compare the efficacy and safety of three topical pediculicides: a pediculicide …

Pediculosis capitis is a worldwide public health concern. Infestation occurs most commonly
in children, with a peak incidence between 5 to 11 years of age. The condition is more …

On examination you notice several nits attached to his hair as well as a few adult head lice.
You are considering treatment with pediculocides, but his mother is rather reluctant to use …

BACKGROUND: Head louse infestation is difficult to control because of increasing lice
resistance to synthetic pediculicidal drugs. OBJECTIVE: To test the activity of extract and oil …

Nix (Pfizer/Warner-Lambert, Morris Plains, NJ) and its active ingredient (permethrin), using
in vitro filter paper and contact bioassays. Lice from one location in Ecuador were compared …

Inpatients in a hospital in India who were infested with head lice [Pediculus capitis Deg.]
were successfully treated with cotrimoxazole (CTM) administered orally. The minimum …

1. Ciconte A, Campbell J, Tabrizi S, Garland S, Marks R. Warts are not merely blemishes on
the skin: a study on the morbidity associated with having viral cutaneous warts. Australas J …

Abstract 454 patients were treated with quassia tincture for head lice. At examination one
week later only three patients had hatched lice. There was firm evidence that these patients …