ReviewEpidemiology and infection2016
Retrospective analysis of institutional scabies outbreaks from 1984 to 2013: lessons learned and moving forward.
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- Do we know how scabies outbreaks in residential and nursing care homes for the elderly should be managed? A systematic review of interventions using a novel approach to assess evidence quality.Epidemiology and infection · 2019Pooled it
- Controlling recurrent scabies outbreaks in a geriatric hospital: impact of a prevention bundle and lessons from a breakthrough case.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- The Incidence of Scabies in Far North Queensland, Tropical Australia: Implications for Local Clinical Practice and Public Health Strategies.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2025Article
- Management of a Large Nosocomial Outbreak From an Index of Crusted Scabies in a Tertiary Care Hospital, 2023: A Retrospective Observational Study.Journal of Korean medical science · 2025Observational
- Economic Evaluation of Oral Ivermectin, Alone or in Combination with Permethrin, versus Permethrin, in the Treatment of Classic Scabies in the Philippine Setting.Acta medica Philippina · 2025Article
- Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of scabies.International journal of dermatology · 2024Review
- Prevalence and Determinants of Scabies Among Schoolchildren in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Health science reports · 2024Article
- A cross-sectional survey of knowledge and attitudes towards scabies control in Australian aged care facilities.Epidemiology and infection · 2024Article
- [Therapeutic itinerary, direct costs, and life quality of patients with human scabies followed in dermatology in Lomé (Togo)].Medecine tropicale et sante internationale · 2024Article
- A Survey on Scabies Inpatients in South Korea Based on Health Insurance Claims Data from 2010 to 2019.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Practical Considerations in Hospital Infection Prevention.Journal of Brown hospital medicine · 2023Review
- Costs of mass drug administration for scabies in Fiji.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Article
- Scabies: Epidemiology, Diagnosis, and Treatment.Deutsches Arzteblatt international · 2021Review
- A framework for scabies control.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
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- Scabies in Spain? A comprehensive epidemiological picture.PloS one · 2021Article
- Crusted scabies; a 2-year prospective study from the Northern Territory of Australia.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
- The 2020 International Alliance for the Control of Scabies Consensus Criteria for the Diagnosis of Scabies.The British journal of dermatology · 2020Review
- Early immune suppression leads to uncontrolled mite proliferation and potent host inflammatory responses in a porcine model of crusted versus ordinary scabies.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
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Abstract
Scabies outbreaks can be disruptive in institutional settings, and are associated with considerable but under-researched morbidity, especially in vulnerable populations. In this paper, we describe key findings from a retrospective review of scabies outbreaks reported in the literature over the past 30 years. We undertook this review to gain insights into the impact of institutional outbreaks, the burden in terms of attack rates, economic costs, treatment trends, the types of index cases and outbreak progression. We found 84 reports over 30 years, with outbreaks most frequently reported in aged care facilities (n = 40) and hospitals (n = 33). On average, scabies outbreaks persisted for 3 months, and the median attack rate was 38%. While 1% lindane was once the most commonly employed acaricide, 5% permethrin and oral ivermectin are increasingly used. Crusted scabies represented the index case for 83% of outbreaks, and scabies was misdiagnosed in 43% outbreaks. The frequency of reported scabies outbreaks has not declined consistently over time suggesting the disease is still highly problematic. We contend that more research and practice emphasis must be paid to improve diagnostic methods, surveillance and control, health staff education and management of crusted scabies to prevent the development of scabies outbreaks in institutional settings.
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