Mite infestations

Dermatologic Therapy

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 327-346

  McClain, Damon ^a   Dana, Ali N ^b   Goldenberg, Gary ^c  

^a Bureau of Medicine and Surgery   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

DEET; Infestation; Mite; Permethrin; Treatment; Typhus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DIETHYLTOLUAMIDE; PERMETHRIN;

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; HUMAN; INFESTATION; MITE; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; RASH; REVIEW; SKIN DISEASE; SKIN INFECTION; URTICARIA; VESICULAR RASH;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CLOTHING; DEET; HUMANS; INSECT REPELLENTS; INSECTICIDES; MITE INFESTATIONS; PERMETHRIN;

EID: 67650760376     PISSN: 13960296     EISSN: 15298019     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1529-8019.2009.01245.x     Document Type: Review

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