Comparing the Efficacy of Commercially Available Insecticide and Dimeticone based Solutions on Head Lice, Pediculus capitis: in vitro Trials | Zendy

İbrahim Balcıoğlu | Zendy; Mehmet Karakuş | Zendy; Süha Kenan Arserim | Zendy; M. Emin Limoncu | Zendy; Seray Töz | Zendy; Serkan Bastemur | Zendy; Koray Oncel | Zendy; Yusuf Özbel | Zendy

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Comparing the Efficacy of Commercially Available Insecticide and Dimeticone based Solutions on Head Lice, Pediculus capitis: in vitro Trials

Author(s) -

İbrahim Balcıoğlu,

Mehmet Karakuş,

Süha Kenan Arserim,

M. Emin Limoncu,

Seray Töz,

Serkan Bastemur,

Koray Oncel,

Yusuf Özbel

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

turkish journal of parasitology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.207

H-Index - 18

eISSN - 2146-3077

pISSN - 1300-6320

DOI - 10.5152/tpd.2015.4652

Subject(s) - toxicology , infestation , biology , medicine , horticulture

Head lice infestation is a public health and social problem for almost all countries worldwide. For its treatment, insecticide and dimeticone-based solutions are currently available in the markets in many countries. We aimed to compare the efficacy of commercially available anti-head lice shampoos containing insecticide and physically effective products with different percentages of dimeticone using an in vitro technique.

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