TY - JOUR T1 - Bedbugs: Helping your patient through an infestation JF - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO - Cleve Clin J Med SP - 207 LP - 211 DO - 10.3949/ccjm.84a.15024 VL - 84 IS - 3 AU - Omer Ibrahim AU - Usama Mohammad Syed AU - Kenneth J. Tomecki Y1 - 2017/03/01 UR - http://www.ccjm.org/content/84/3/207.abstract N2 - Bedbugs—hematophagous parasitic arthropods of the genus Cimex—have been unwelcome bedfellows for humans for thousands of years. With increases in population density, ease of travel, and insecticide resistance, bedbugs have reemerged. As a result, physicians are often at the forefront in the diagnosis and treatment of bedbug infestation. This review summarizes the biology and epidemiology of bedbugs and provides details on the diagnosis and treatment of bedbug infestation. ER -