Head lice! Just the thought of it, gives you a sense of displeasure. The constant itch usually associated with Pediculosis isn't a pleasant sight either. There have been various treatment modalities to tackle these bugs. Treatment for these bugs have issues too, with insecticide resistance causing cure even more uncertain.
Most of the time, these pediculicides have to be combined to achieve efficacy.
According to a study conducted by Burgess et al, on UK populace ranging between 2-45 yrs, it was found that a single application of 4% Dimeticone liquid gel had better efficacy to 2 applications of Permethrin in eliminating head lice.
Bottom line: DIMETICONE IS MORE EFFICACIOUS THAN PERMETHRIN IN THE TREATMENT OF HEAD LICE.
This is an outline of the article published in The Journal of Pediatrics Volume 163, Issue 5 ,
Pages 1528-1532, November 2013.
Most of the time, these pediculicides have to be combined to achieve efficacy.
According to a study conducted by Burgess et al, on UK populace ranging between 2-45 yrs, it was found that a single application of 4% Dimeticone liquid gel had better efficacy to 2 applications of Permethrin in eliminating head lice.
Bottom line: DIMETICONE IS MORE EFFICACIOUS THAN PERMETHRIN IN THE TREATMENT OF HEAD LICE.This is an outline of the article published in The Journal of Pediatrics Volume 163, Issue 5 ,
Pages 1528-1532, November 2013.
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