| Publication Type: | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication: | 2018 |
| Authors: | C. Cummings, Finlay, J. C., MacDonald, N. |
| Journal: | Paediatrics & Child Health |
| Volume: | 23 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| Pagination: | e18 - e24 |
| Date Published: | 02-2019 |
| ISSN: | 1205-7088 |
| Keywords: | Dimeticone solution, head lice, Infestations, Isopropyl myristate/cyclomethicone solution, Permethrin; Pyrethrin. |
| Abstract: | Head lice (Pediculus humanus capitis) infestations are not a primary health hazard or a vector for dis- ease, but they are a societal problem with substantial costs. Diagnosis of head lice infestation requires the detection of a living louse. Although pyrethrins and permethrin remain first-line treatments in Canada, isopropyl myristate/ST-cyclomethicone solution and dimeticone can be considered as sec- ond-line therapies when there is evidence of treatment failure. |
| URL: | https://academic.oup.com/pch/article/23/1/e18/4860349 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/pch/pxx165 |
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