ArticleEmerging infectious diseases2014
Risk factors for human lice and bartonellosis among the homeless, San Francisco, California, USA.
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24 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Dermatologic conditions and risk factors in people experiencing homelessness (PEH): systematic review.Archives of dermatological research · 2023Pooled it
- Infectious Diseases Among People Experiencing Homelessness: A Systematic Review of the Literature in the United States and Canada, 2003-2022.Public health reports (Washington, D.C. : 1974)Pooled it
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- Where Are We With Human Lice? A Review of the Current State of Knowledge.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2019Review
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Abstract
Homeless persons in San Francisco, California, USA,have been shown to have head and body lice infestations and Bartonella quintana infections. We surveyed a self selected population of homeless persons in San Francisco to assess infestations of head and body lice, risks of having body lice, and presence of B. quintana in lice. A total of 203 persons who reported itching were surveyed during 2008-2010 and 2012: 60 (30%) had body lice, 10 (4.9%)had head lice, and 6 (3.0%) had both. B. quintana was detected in 10 (15.9%) of 63 body lice pools and in 6 (37.5%)of 16 head lice pools. Variables significantly associated(p<0.05) with having body lice in this homeless population included male sex, African-American ethnicity, and sleeping outdoors. Our study findings suggest that specific segments of the homeless population would benefit from information on preventing body lice infestations and louse borne diseases.
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