ReviewBioMed research international2016
Management and Treatment of Human Lice.
Review in BioMed research international, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It carries an expression of concern. Cited by 34 papers.
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34 citing papers in PubMed.
- Collateral benefits of ivermectin mass drug administration designed for malaria against headlice in Mopeia, Mozambique: a cluster randomised controlled trial.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2025Trial
- Clinical studies evaluating abametapir lotion, 0.74%, for the treatment of head louse infestation.Pediatric dermatology · 2018Trial
- Association of Head Lice Infestation with Staphylococcal Dysbiosis: Molecular Identification ofJournal of arthropod-borne diseases · 2026Article
- Comparative susceptibility of wild and laboratory-reared Aedes and Anopheles larvae to ivermectin.Malaria journal · 2025Article
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- Comparative Efficacy of Commercial Antilice Shampoos Against Head Lice in a High-Prevalence Primary School in Thailand.Journal of parasitology research · 2025Article
- Infections acquired in barbershops - A review.European journal of microbiology & immunology · 2024Review
- Exploring the lived experiences of adolescent girls affected by head lice infestation: a qualitative descriptive study.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Benzoate Derivatives Toxicity to Musca domestica Results in Severe Muscle Relaxation and Body Distortion.Neotropical entomology · 2024Article
- Identification and Spatiotemporal Expression of a Putative New GABA Receptor Subunit in the Human Body LouseGenes · 2024Article
- The effect of educational intervention on efficacy of 1% permethrin shampoo and 4% dimeticone lotion to treat head lice infestation using propensity score matching (PSM).BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Toxicity and Repellency Efficacy of Benzyl Alcohol and Benzyl Benzoate as Eco-Friendly Choices to Control the Red Flour BeetleMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- A comprehensive survey of permethrin resistance in human head louse populations from northwest Iran: ex vivo and molecular monitoring of knockdown resistance alleles.Parasites & vectors · 2023Article
- Human pediculosis, a global public health problem.Infectious diseases of poverty · 2022Review
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- Prevalence ofArchives of Razi Institute · 2022Article
- The Toxicity of Essential Oils From Three Origanum Species Against Head Louse, Pediculus humanus capitis.Acta parasitologica · 2021Article
- Molecular and Functional Characterization of GABA Receptor Subunits GRD and LCCH3 from Human LouseMolecular pharmacology · 2021Article
- Effectiveness and tolerability of a squalane and dimethicone-based treatment for head lice.Parasitology research · 2021Article
- Assessment of the prevalence of pediculosis capitis and related effective features among primary schoolchildren in Ahvaz County, Southwest of Iran.Environmental science and pollution research international · 2021Article
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Abstract
Of the three lice (head, body, and pubic louse) that infest humans, the body louse is the species involved in epidemics of louse-borne typhus, trench fever, and relapsing fever, but all the three cause pediculosis. Their infestations occur today in many countries despite great efforts to maintain high standards of public health. In this review, literature searches were performed through PubMed, Medline, Google Scholar, and EBSCOhost, with key search words of "Pediculus humanus", "lice infestation", "pediculosis", and "treatment"; and controlled clinical trials were viewed with great interest. Removing lice by hand or with a lice comb, heating infested clothing, and shaving the scalp were some of the oldest methods of controlling human lice. Despite the introduction of other resources including cresol, naphthalene, sulfur, mercury, vinegar, petroleum, and insecticides, the numbers of lice infestation cases and resistance have increased. To date, viable alternative treatments to replace insecticides have been developed experimentally in vitro. Today, the development of new treatment strategies such as symbiotic treatment and synergistic treatment (antibiotics + ivermectin) in vitro has proved effective and is promising. Here, we present an overview on managing and treating human lice and highlight new strategies to more effectively fight pediculosis and prevent resistance.
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