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e (pediculosis)
F or individual treatment: d isin fection of clothin g an d bed d in g as above or as for head
lice.
Pubic lice
S h ave an d / or ap p ly 1% permethrin lotion to h airy areas ( as for h ead lice) . T reat th e
p artn er at the sam e tim e. D econ tam in ate clothin g an d bed d in g (as for head lice). R ep eat
the ap p lication after 7 d ays.
T reatm en t of secon d ary bacterial in fection , if p resen t, sh ould begin 2 4 to 4 8 h ours
before local an tip arasitic treatm en t (see Impetigo, p age 1 0 5 ); local treatm en t is ap p lied
later w hen tolerated .
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F or individual treatment: d isin fection of clothin g an d bed d in g as above or as for head
lice.
Pubic lice
S h ave an d / or ap p ly 1% permethrin lotion to h airy areas ( as for h ead lice) . T reat th e
p artn er at the sam e tim e. D econ tam in ate clothin g an d bed d in g (as for head lice). R ep eat
the ap p lication after 7 d ays.
T reatm en t of secon d ary bacterial in fection , if p resen t, sh ould begin 2 4 to 4 8 h ours
before local an tip arasitic treatm en t (see Impetigo, p age 1 0 5 ); local treatm en t is ap p lied
later w hen tolerated .
102
