lice, pediculus, lice infestations, pediatrics, school.WilliamsL.KeokiReichertAmandaBlakePaulA.MacKenzieWilliamEBSCO_AspPediatricsWilliams LK, Reichert A, MacKenzie WR, Hightower AW, Blake PA. Lice, nits, and school policy. Pediatrics 2001;107(5):1011-5....
The body louse is the principal vector of Bartonella quintana, the causative organism of trench fever, but B. quintana DNA has also been detected in adult head lice. Because there are no characteristics that distinguish the body louse from the head louse, we decided to test head louse nits ...