ArticleEpidemiology and infection2015
Scabies outbreaks in residential care homes: factors associated with late recognition, burden and impact. A mixed methods study in England.
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- Resurgence of scabies in Italy: The new life of an old disease.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2024Article
- A cross-sectional survey of knowledge and attitudes towards scabies control in Australian aged care facilities.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Article
- Severe Scabies: A French Multi-centre Study Involving 95 Patients with Crusted and Profuse Disease and Review of the Literature.Acta dermato-venereologica · 2023Review
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- Scabies Knowledge Among Undergraduate Nursing Students in China: A Questionnaire Survey.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2022Article
- Scabies in Spain? A comprehensive epidemiological picture.PloS one · 2021Article
- Prevalence of scabies in long-term care hospitals in South Korea.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Diagnostic value of the molecular detection of Sarcoptes scabiei from a skin scraping in patients with suspected scabies.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- Review of Scabies in the Elderly.Dermatology and therapy · 2019Review
- Epidemiologic Trends and Seasonality of Scabies in South Korea, 2010-2017.The Korean journal of parasitology · 2019Article
- The Mite-Gallery Unit: A New Concept for Describing Scabies through Entodermoscopy.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2019Article
- Implementation and evaluation of an algorithm for the management of scabies outbreaks.BMC infectious diseases · 2019Article
- The public health importance of scabies in community domiciliary care settings: an exploratory cross-sectional survey of Health Protection Teams in England.Epidemiology and infection · 2019Article
- Infected with Scabies Again? Focus in Management in Long-Term Care Facilities.Diseases (Basel, Switzerland) · 2018Review
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Abstract
Scabies is an important public health problem in residential care homes. Delayed diagnosis contributes to outbreaks, which may be prolonged and difficult to control. We investigated factors influencing outbreak recognition, diagnosis and treatment, and staff experiences of outbreak control, identifying areas for intervention. We carried out a semi-structured survey of managers, affected residents and staff of seven care homes reporting suspected scabies outbreaks in southern England over a 6-month period. Attack rates ranged from 2% to 50%, and most cases had dementia (37/39, 95%). Cases were diagnosed clinically by GPs (59%) or home staff (41%), none by dermatologists. Most outbreaks were attributable to avoidably late diagnosis of the index case. Participants reported considerable challenges in managing scabies outbreaks, including late diagnosis and recognition of outbreaks; logistically difficult mass treatment; distressing treatment processes and high costs. This study demonstrates the need for improved support for care homes in detecting and managing these outbreaks.
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