Surveillance of insecticide resistance in head lice using biochemical and molecular methods.

Abstract

Treatment of head louse infection is primarily through topical insecticides. However, there is growing evidence of resistance. A representative population sample was tested using biochemical and molecular methods; it was shown that, in Wales, treatments containing pyrethroids are likely to be less effective in controlling head louse infection than those containing organophosphates.

• Authors: D Rh Thomas, L McCarroll, R Roberts, P Karunaratne, C Roberts, D Casey, S Morgan, K Touhig, J Morgan, F Collins, J Hemingway
• Journal: Archives of disease in childhood (Arch Dis Child) Vol. 91 Issue 9 Pg. 777-8 (Sep 2006) ISSN: 1468-2044 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 16774979 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Animals
• Child
• Humans
• Insecticide Resistance (genetics)
• Lice Infestations (drug therapy, parasitology)
• Pediculus (drug effects, genetics)
• Scalp Dermatoses (drug therapy, parasitology)