Head lice: evidence that resistance to physically acting treatments is developing

We describe cases of head louse infestation not cured by topical products based on synthetic oils in which all stages of lice survived treatment on more than one occasion. These observations provide evidence that some populations of head lice are developing tolerance/resistance to these physically a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:British journal of dermatology (1951) 2023-07, Vol.189 (1), p.144-145
Main Authors: Burgess, Ian F, Brunton, Elizabeth R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Humans
Insecticides
Lice Infestations - drug therapy
Pediculus
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:We describe cases of head louse infestation not cured by topical products based on synthetic oils in which all stages of lice survived treatment on more than one occasion. These observations provide evidence that some populations of head lice are developing tolerance/resistance to these physically acting treatments.
ISSN:0007-0963
1365-2133
DOI:10.1093/bjd/ljad106