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Editorial
. 2019 Aug 26;57(9):e00480-19.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00480-19. Print 2019 Sep.

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Nick Nelson  1 , Michael Song  1 , Valerie L Ng  2
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Nick Nelson et al. J Clin Microbiol. .
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Keywords: Norwegian scabies; Sarcoptes scabiei; adult mite; crusted scabies; dorsal; eggs; scabies; scybala; ventral.

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(A) Sarcoptes scabiei mite, dorsal view (×100 total magnification). (B) Sarcoptes scabiei mite, ventral view (×200 total magnification). See text for explanation of abbreviations. A video (×200 magnification) of a motile scabies mite with movement hindered by an air bubble occupying the right side of the viewing field is viewable at https://youtu.be/UbKm5cXxwF0.
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