A highly efficacious pediculicide based on dimeticone: Randomized observer blinded comparative trial

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 8, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Heukelbach, Jorg ^a,b   Pilger, Daniel ^c   Oliveira, Fabíola A ^a,b   Khakban, Adak ^c   Ariza, Liana ^a   Feldmeier, Hermann ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIMETICONE; LINDANE; NYDA; PERMETHRIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; INSECTICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRAZIL; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG RESPONSE; DRUG SAFETY; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PEDICULOSIS CAPITIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCALP PRURITUS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; PEDICULOSIS; PEDICULUS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKIN DISEASE;

ADOLESCENT; ANIMALS; BRAZIL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIMETHYLPOLYSILOXANES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; LICE INFESTATIONS; MALE; PEDICULUS; PERMETHRIN; SCALP DERMATOSES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 53149090577     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-115     Document Type: Article

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