Resistance references and resources

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Gao J-R, Yoon KS, Frisbie RK, Coles GC, Clark JM. Esterase-mediated malathion resistance in the human head louse, Pediculus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae). Pestic Biochem Physiol 2006; 85:28-37.

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Kim HJ, Symington SB, Lee SH, Clark JM. Serial invasive signal amplification reaction for genotyping permethrin-resistant (fcdr-like) human head lice, Pediculus capitis. Pestic Biochem Physiol 2004; 80: 173-182.

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Kristensen M. Identification of sodium channel mutations in human head louse (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Denmark. J Med Entomol 2005; 42:826-829.

Kwon DH, Yoon KS, Strycharz JP, Clark JM, Lee SH. Determination of permethrin resistance allele frequency of human head louse populations by quantitative sequencing. J Med Entomol 2008; 45:912-920.

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Lee SH, Gao JR, Yoon KS, Mumcuoglu KY, Taplin D, Edman JD, Takano-Lee M, Clark JM. Sodium channel mutations associated with knockdown resistance in the human head louse, Pediculus capitis (De Geer). Pestic Biochem Physiol 2003; 75:79-91.

Lee SH, Yoon K-S, Williamson MS, Goodson SJ, Takano-Lee M, Edman JD, Devonshire AL, Clark JM. Molecular analysis of MR-like resistance in permethrin-resistant strains of head lice, Pediculus capitis. Pestic Biochem Physiol 2000; 66:130-143.

Lee SH, Yoon KS, Williamson MS, Goodson SJ, Takano-Lee M, Edman JD, Devonshire AL, Clark JM. Molecular analysis of KDR-like resistance in permethrin- resistant strains of head lice, Pediculus capitis. Pesticide Biochemistry and Physiology 2000; 6:130-143.

Lee S-W, Kasai S, Komagata O, Kobayashi M, Agui N, Kono Y, Tomita T. Molecular characterization of two acetylcholinesterase cDNAs in Pediculus human lice. J Med Entomol 2007; 44:72-79.

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Picollo MI, Vassena CV, Mougabure Cueto GA, Vernetti M, Zerba EN. Resistance to insecticides and effect of synergists on permethrin toxicity in Pediculus capitis (Anoplura: Pediculidae) from Buenos Aires. J Med Entomol 2000; 37:721-725.

Pollack RJ, Kiszewski A, Armstrong P, Hahn C, Wolfe N, Rahman HA, Laserson K, Telford SR 3rd, Spielman A. Differential permethrin susceptibility of head lice sampled in the United States and Borneo. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med 1999; 153:969-973.

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Yoon KS, Gao JR, Lee SH, Clark JM, Brown L, Taplin D. Permethrin-resistant human head lice, Pediculus capitis, and their treatment. Arch Dermatol 2003; 139:994-1000.