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Background
The correct treatment and management of scabies is expensive and time‐consuming, and may have a negative impact on patients and their families.
Aim
To investigate the effects of permethrin 5% cream on scabies mites, and explore mite survival times outside the human body.
Methods
We performed a nonrandomized controlled study. In total, 20 petri dishes were coated with permethrin 5%...