Acaricidal activity of eugenol based compounds against scabies mites.

Acaricidal activity of eugenol based compounds against scabies mites.

Human scabies is a debilitating skin disease caused by the "itch mite" Sarcoptes scabiei. Ordinary scabies is commonly treated with topical creams such as permethrin, while crusted scabies is treated with topical creams in combination with oral ivermectin. Recent reports of acaricide toler...

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Main Authors: Cielo Pasay, Kate Mounsey, Graeme Stevenson, Rohan Davis, Larry Arlian, Marjorie Morgan, Diann Vyszenski-Moher, Kathy Andrews, James McCarthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-08-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2920318?pdf=render

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