SynthesisEpidemiology and infection2019
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.
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- Temporal trends in scabies-related emergency department visits: a retrospective trend analysis of 10,994 visits.Annals of medicine · 2026Article
- Scabies outbreak management in a vulnerable elderly population: Evidence from northeastern Iran.Parasite epidemiology and control · 2026Article
- Clinical characteristics associated with severe misdiagnosis of scabies: a retrospective hospital-based study.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Response to Vasavda et al, "Delayed diagnosis of a generalized annular rash following immunosuppression": A letter to the editor.JAAD case reports · 2026Article
- Scabies Management Outcomes: Identification of Risk Factors for Treatment Success or Failure.Dermatology practical & conceptual · 2025Article
- 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
- An unusual case of crusted scabies in an immunocompetent adult: A case report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Scabies Knowledge Among Undergraduate Nursing Students in China: A Questionnaire Survey.Clinical, cosmetic and investigational dermatology · 2022Article
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- Prevalence of scabies in long-term care hospitals in South Korea.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2020Article
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Abstract
Currently no national guidelines exist for the management of scabies outbreaks in residential or nursing care homes for the elderly in the United Kingdom. In this setting, diagnosis and treatment of scabies outbreaks is often delayed and optimal drug treatment, environmental control measures and even outcome measures are unclear. We undertook a systematic review to establish the efficacy of outbreak management interventions and determine evidence-based recommendations. Four electronic databases were searched for relevant studies, which were assessed using a quality assessment tool drawing on STROBE guidelines to describe the quality of observational data. Nineteen outbreak reports were identified, describing both drug treatment and environmental management measures. The quality of data was poor; none reported all outcome measures and only four described symptom relief measures. We were unable to make definitive evidence-based recommendations. We draw on the results to propose a framework for data collection in future observational studies of scabies outbreaks. While high-quality randomised controlled trials are needed to determine optimal drug treatment, evidence on environmental measures will need augmentation through other literature studies. The quality assessment tool designed is a useful resource for reporting of outcome measures including patient-reported measures in future outbreaks.
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