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==Treatment==
==Treatment==
[[Head lice medical therapy|Medical Therapy]] | [[Head lice primary prevention|Primary Prevention]] | [[Head lice secondary prevention|Secondary Prevention]] | [[Head lice cost-effectiveness of therapy|Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy]] | [[Head lice future or investigational therapies|Future or Investigational Therapies]]
* '''Pediculus humanus, capitis treatment'''<ref>{{cite book | last = Gilbert | first = David | title = The Sanford guide to antimicrobial therapy | publisher = Antimicrobial Therapy | location = Sperryville, Va | year = 2015 | isbn = 978-1930808843 }}</ref>
:* Preferred regimen (1): [[Permethrin]] 1% lotion apply to shampooed dried hair for 10 min.; repeat in 9-10 days
:* Preferred regimen (2):  [[Malathion]] 0.5% lotion (Ovide) apply to dry hair for 8–12hrs, then shampoo (2 doses 7-9 days apart)
:* Alternative regimen: [[Ivermectin]] 200 μg/kg PO once; 3 doses at 7 day intervals reported effective.


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 15:10, 10 August 2015