The effect of insecticide synergists on the response of scabies mites to pyrethroid acaricides.

• Main Authors: Cielo Pasay (Author), Larry Arlian (Author), Marjorie Morgan (Author), Robin Gunning (Author), Louise Rossiter (Author), Deborah Holt (Author), Shelley Walton (Author), Simone Beckham (Author), James McCarthy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Permethrin is the active component of topical creams widely used to treat human scabies. Recent evidence has demonstrated that scabies mites are becoming increasingly tolerant to topical permethrin and oral ivermectin. An effective approach to manage pesticide resistance is the addition of synergist...