Prevalence of Pediculus capitis in schoolchildren in Battambang, Cambodia
Background/Purpose: Pediculus capitis is the most common human ectoparasite. When it feeds on the blood through the scalp of its host, the anticoagulant in its saliva causes scalp inflammation and itching, and consequent scratching by the host causes further inflammation from bacterial infection. P....
| 發表在: | Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection |
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , , , |
| 格式: | Article |
| 語言: | 英语 |
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Elsevier
2019-08-01
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| 在線閱讀: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118217302293 |