Ivermectin causes Cimex lectularius (Bedbug) morbidity and mortality

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 433-440

  Sheele, Johnathan M ^a   Anderson, John F ^b   Tran, Thang D ^a   Teng, Yu A ^a   Byers, Peter A ^a   Ravi, Bhaskara S ^c   Sonenshine, Daniel E ^c  

^a EASTERN VIRGINIA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b Northeast Regional Center for Excellence in Vector Borne Diseases   (United States)

^c OLD DOMINION UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

bedbug; Cimex lectularius; ivermectin; mortality; prevention; therapy; treatment

Indexed keywords

ENDO MECTIN; IVERMECTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL FEEDING; BEDBUG BITE; CASE REPORT; CIMEX; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NYMPH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL;

BEDBUG; CIMEX LECTULARIUS; IVERMECTIN; MORTALITY; PREVENTION; THERAPY; TREATMENT;

ADULT; ANIMALS; BEDBUGS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INSECT BITES AND STINGS; INSECTICIDES; IVERMECTIN; MALE; MICE; NYMPH; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84883457804     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2013.05.014     Document Type: Article

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