Tea tree essential oil has anti-bacterial, anti-viral, and anti-fungal properties, as well as the ability to stimulate the immune system and eliminate external parasites such as lice and the mites that cause scabies. Studies have indicated that tea tree oil is an excellent disinfectant, and ki...
where patients are admitted and treated for crusted scabies.ParticipantsScabies mites (S scabieivarhominis) were collected from a 20-year-old Aboriginal woman admitted to the Royal Darwin Hospital with crusted scabies.InterventionsWithin 3 hours of collection, scabies mites were placed in continuous dir...