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Table 1 Summary of the pathogens detected in Pediculus and Pthirus lice collected from infested individuals in Bobigny and Marseille, France

From: Molecular investigation and genetic diversity of Pediculus and Pthirus lice in France

Patients

Town

Individuals information

Type of lice (n)

N

Clade of Pediculus lice

Detection of

Pubic

Head

Body

B. quintana

C. burnetii

Acinetobacter

Psychrobacter

Patient 1

Bobigny

Patient

10

0

0

10

0

0

1 (pubic)

0

Patient 2

Bobigny

Patient

45

0

0

45

2 (pubic)

0

3 (pubic)

1 (pubic)

Patient 3

Bobigny

Patient

8

0

0

8

0

0

2 (pubic)

3 (pubic)

Patient 4

Bobigny

Schoolchild

0

7

0

7

7 B

0

0

0

0

Patient 5

Bobigny

Patient

0

0

15

15

15 A

2 (body)

0

0

0

Patient 6

Bobigny

Patient

0

17

39

56

56 A

0

2 (body)

5 (body)

1 (body)

Patient 7

Marseille

Homeless

0

5

0

5

5 B

0

0

0

0

Patient 8

Marseille

Homeless

0

0

11

11

11 A

3 (body)

1 (body)

2 (body)

0

Patient 9

Marseille

Homeless

0

0

12

12

12 A

1 (body)

0

1 (body)

1 (body)

Patient 10

Marseille

Homeless

0

4

30

34

34 A

2 (body)

2 (1 body, 1 head)

17 (2 head, 15 body)

0

Total

63

33

107

203

128 A (91.4%), 12 B (8.6%)

10 (4.9%)

5 (2.5%)

31 (15.3%)

6 (2.9%)

  1. Abbreviations: N, total number; head, head lice; body, body lice; pubic, pubic lice