Treatment of head lice with dimeticone 4% lotion: comparison of two formulations in a randomised controlled trial in rural Turkey

Kurt, HAKAN; Balcioglu, I.; Burgess, Ian; Limoncu, M.; Girginkardesler, Nogay; Tabak, Tuba; Muslu, Hasan; Ermis, Oezge; Sahin, M.; Bilac, Cemal; Kavur, Hakan; Oezbel, Yusuf

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-441

Treatment of head lice with dimeticone 4% lotion: comparison of two formulations in a randomised controlled trial in rural Turkey

Kurt O., Balcioglu I. C., Burgess I. F., Limoncu M. E., Girginkardesler N., Tabak T., ...Daha Fazla

BMC PUBLIC HEALTH, cilt.9, 2009 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 9
Basım Tarihi: 2009
Doi Numarası: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-441
Dergi Adı: BMC PUBLIC HEALTH
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Açık Arşiv Koleksiyonu: AVESİS Açık Erişim Koleksiyonu
Çukurova Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Background: Dimeticone 4% lotion was shown to be an effective treatment for head louse infestation in two randomised controlled trials in England. It is not affected by insecticide resistance but efficacy obtained (70-75%) was lower than expected. This study was designed to evaluate efficacy of dimeticone 4% lotion in a geographically, socially, and culturally different setting, in rural Turkey and, in order to achieve blinding, it was compared with a potential alternative formulation.