Brouqui et al; body lice as disease vector in homeless populations
Bartonella quintana endocarditis and trench fever in homeless cohorts
Frankowski and Bocchini; clinical management of pediculosis
Diagnosis, resistance, retreatment schedules
Coding standards
Diagnostic codes
ICD-10 B85.0: pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus capitis (head louse)
ICD-10 B85.1: pediculosis due to Pediculus humanus corporis (body louse)
ICD-10 B85.2: pediculosis unspecified
ICD-10 B85.3: phthiriasis (pubic lice)
ICD-10 B85.4: mixed pediculosis and phthiriasis
ICD-10 A75.0: epidemic louse-borne typhus fever
ICD-10 A68.0: louse-borne relapsing fever
ICD-10 A44.1: trench fever
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