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Multicenter Study
. 2006 Sep;91(9):777-8.
doi: 10.1136/adc.2005.091280. Epub 2006 Jun 14.

Surveillance of insecticide resistance in head lice using biochemical and molecular methods

D Rh Thomas  1 , L McCarroll, R Roberts, P Karunaratne, C Roberts, D Casey, S Morgan, K Touhig, J Morgan, F Collins, J Hemingway
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Multicenter Study

Surveillance of insecticide resistance in head lice using biochemical and molecular methods

D Rh Thomas et al. Arch Dis Child. 2006 Sep.

Abstract

Treatment of head louse infection is primarily through topical insecticides. However, there is growing evidence of resistance. A representative population sample was tested using biochemical and molecular methods; it was shown that, in Wales, treatments containing pyrethroids are likely to be less effective in controlling head louse infection than those containing organophosphates.

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