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Bed bugs
MICROBIOLOGY
- Bedbugs are insects of the genus Cimex; they derive nutrition from bloodmeals. Chemicals and enzymes such as nitrophorin and NO are thought to promote bleeding and cause cutaneous reactions.
- Common bedbugs, Cimex lectularius
- Cimex hemipterus, in tropical climates
- The environment in which bedbugs thrive is warm, lacks light and is moist.
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Last updated: December 10, 2024
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Bed Bugs." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2024. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540797/all/Bed_bugs.
Auwaerter PG. Bed bugs. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540797/all/Bed_bugs. Accessed January 30, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2024). Bed bugs. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540797/all/Bed_bugs
Auwaerter PG. Bed Bugs [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2024. [cited 2025 January 30]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540797/all/Bed_bugs.
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