Therapeutic options for the treatment of pediculosis.

1Permethrin is also used for impregnation of clothing for its arthropod repellent properties and as an agricultural pesticide.2Indicate information reported about pediculicidal (numerator) and ovicidal (denominator) activity of the insecticide. According to the report of the American Academy of Pediatrics, none of the currently available pediculicides is 100% ovicidal [38].3Partial ovicidal activity of permethrin has been reported [41].4At baseline, 38% of body lice collected from homeless were resistant to permethrin [43].5Possibility of occurrence of ivermectin resistance in body lice has been demonstrated in laboratory settings [44].