"Pediculus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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Lice of the genus Pediculus, family Pediculidae. Pediculus humanus corporus is the human body louse and Pediculus humanus capitis is the human head louse.
| Descriptor ID |
D010374
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.617.690.060.716
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| Concept/Terms |
Head Louse- Head Louse
- Head Louses
- Louse, Head
- Louses, Head
- Head Lice
- Head Lices
- Lice, Head
- Lices, Head
Body Louse- Body Louse
- Body Louses
- Louse, Body
- Louses, Body
- Body Lice
- Body Lices
- Lice, Body
- Lices, Body
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Pediculus" by people in Profiles.
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Ivermectin lipid-based nanocarriers as novel formulations against head lice. Parasitol Res. 2017 Aug; 116(8):2111-2117.
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Ovicidal Efficacy of Abametapir Against Eggs of Human Head and Body Lice (Anoplura: Pediculidae). J Med Entomol. 2017 01; 54(1):167-172.
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Expansion of the Knockdown Resistance Frequency Map for Human Head Lice (Phthiraptera: Pediculidae) in the United States Using Quantitative Sequencing. J Med Entomol. 2016 05; 53(3):653-659.
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Molecular evolution of Pediculus humanus and the origin of clothing. Curr Biol. 2003 Aug 19; 13(16):1414-7.
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An unusual cause of failed sedation. Anesth Analg. 2000 Oct; 91(4):1043.