Parasites, Hosts and Diseases

  • 제41권1호
  • /
  • Pages.57-61
  • /
  • 2003
  • /
  • 2982-5164(pISSN)
  • /
  • 1738-0006(eISSN)
대한기생충학·열대의학회 (The Korea Society for Parasitology and Tropical Medicine)
권호 표지

A survey on head lice infestation in Korea (2001) and the therapeutic efficacy of oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole adding to lindane shampoo

  • Sim, Seo-Bo (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, In-Yong (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Kyu-Jae (Department of Parasitology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine) ;
  • Seo, Jang-Hoon (Department of Clinical Pathology, Shinheung College) ;
  • Im, Kyung-Il (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Shin, Myeong-Heon (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine) ;
  • Yong, Tai-Soon (Department of Parasitology and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine)
  • 발행 : 2003.03.01
PDF 다운로드
⟨ 이전 논문 다음 논문 ⟩

초록

Total of 7,495 children including 3,908 boys and 3,587 girls from a kindergarten and 15 primary schools were examined for head lice infestation (HLI). The overall prevalence of HLI in this study was found to be 5.8%. Head lice were much more commonly detected in girls than in boys with prevalence of 11.2% and 0.9%, respectively. Sixty-nine children with HLI were treated with 1% lindane shampoo alone (group 1), and 45 children with HLI were treated with 1% lindane shampoo and oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (group 2), and follow-up visits were conducted 2 and 4 weeks later, The children who still had HLI 2 weeks after the primary treatment were treated again. At the 2-week follow-up visit, the treatment success rates of groups I and 2 were 76.8% and 80.7%, respectively, and at the 4-week follow-up visit, the rates were 91.3% and 97.8%, respectively. No statistically significant synergistic effect was observed for the combination of a 1% lindane shampoo and oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.

키워드

참고문헌

  1. Araujo A, Ferreira LF, Guidon N, et al. (2000) Ten thousand years of head lice infection. Parasitol Today 16: 269. 10.
  2. Bartels CL, Peterson KE, Taylor KL. (2001) Head lice resistance: itching that just won't stop. Ann Pharmacother 35: 109-112.
  3. Bailey AM, Prociv P. (2000) Persistent head lice following multiple treatments: evidence for insecticide resistance in Pediculus humanus capitis. Australas J Dermatol 41: 250-254.
  4. Bartels CL, Peterson KE, Taylor KL. (2001) Head lice resistance: itching that just won't stop. Ann Pharmacother 35: 109-112.
  5. Brandenburg K, Deinard AS, DiNapoli J, et al. (1986) 1% permethrin cream rinse vs 1% lindane shampoo in treating pediculosis capitis. Am J Dis Child 140: 894-896.
  6. Burns DA. (1987) Action of cotrimoxazole on head lice. Br J Dermatol 117: 399-400.
  7. Chouela E, Abeldano A, Cirigliano M, et al. (1999) Head louse infestations: epidemiologic survey and treatment evaluation in Argentinian schoolchildren. Int J Dermatol 36: 819-825.
  8. Dodd C. (2001) Treatment of head lice. BMJ 323: 1084.
  9. Elston DM. (1999) What's eating you? Pediculus humanus (Head louse and body louse). Cutis 63: 259-264.
  10. Gratz NG. Human Lice, their Prevalence, Control and Resistance to Insecticides, a Review, 1985-1997. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization, Division of Control of Tropical Diseases, WHO Pesticide Evaluation Scheme; 1997. Report WHO/CTD/WHOPES/97.8.
  11. Ha YC, Heo JM, Kim HJ, et al. (2000) Infestation status of head louse and treatment with lindane shampoo in children of primary school and kindergarten in Chinju-shi, Kyongsangnam-do, Korea. Korean J Parasitol 38: 41-43.
  12. Hipolito RB, Mallorca FG, Zuniga-Macaraig ZO, et al. (2001) Head lice infestation: single drug versus combination therapy with one percent permethrin and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole. Pediatrics 107: E30.
  13. Hong HK, Kim CM, Lee JS, et al. (1995) Infestation rate of head lice in primary school children in Inchon, Korea. Korean J Parasitol 33: 243-244.
  14. Huh S, Pai KS, Lee SJ, et al. (1993) Prevalence of head louse infestation in primary school children in Kangwon-do, Korea. Korean J Parasitol 31: 67-69.
  15. Kuwahara RT, Rasberry RD. (2001) Inexpensive head lice comb. Pediatr Dermatol 18: 85.
  16. Mathias RG, Huggins DR, Leroux SJ, Proctor EM. (1984) Comparative trial of treatment with Prioderm lotion and Kwellada shampoo in children with head lice. Can Med Assoc J 130: 407-409.
  17. Meinking TL, Entzel P, Villar ME, et al. (2001) Comparative efficacy of treatments for pediculosis capitis infestations. Arch Dermatol 137: 287-292.
  18. Meinking TL, Taplin D, Kalter DC, Eberle MW. (1986) Comparative efficacy of treatments for pediculosis capitis infestations. Arch Dermatol 122: 267-271.
  19. Mumcuoglu KY. (1999) Prevention and treatment of head lice in children. Paediatr Drugs 1: 211-218.
  20. Ree HI, Yong TS, Shin HJ, et al. (1992) Mass treatment of head louse infestation with Sumithrin powder in primary schools in Korea. Korean J Parasitol 30: 349-354.
  21. Schachner LA. (1997) Treatment resistant head lice: alternative therapeutic approaches. Pediatr Dermatol 14: 409-410.
  22. Speare R. (2000) Hot water kills head lice experimentally placed on brushes. Int J Dermatol 39: 954-956.