Efficacy of machine laundering to eradicate head lice: recommendations to decontaminate washable clothes, linens, and fomites.
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Abstract
The efficacy of machine laundering to eradicate head lice should be determined. Viable lice and nits were machine laundered using 3 washing programs (with water temperatures of 40 degrees C, 50 degrees C, and 60 degrees C), with and without detergent, and the results were compared with results for control lice and nits. A drying program was also used. Either washing done with a water temperature of at least 50 degrees C or drying is necessary to kill head lice and nits.
Medical subject headings
- Bedding and Linens
- Clothing
- Fomites
- Laundering
- Lice Infestations
- Pediculus
- Scalp Dermatoses