Management of nosocomial scabies, an outbreak of occupational disease
Auteur Frank H. W. Jungbauer
Auteur Yanka K. Veenstra-Kyuchukova
Auteur Jacqueline Koeze
Auteur Martijn R. KruijtSpanjer
Auteur Sylvia H. Kardaun
Volume 58
Numéro 5
Pages 577-582
Publication American Journal of Industrial Medicine
ISSN 1097-0274
Date May 2015
Résumé BACKGROUND: The optimal approach to managing institutional scabies outbreaks has yet to be defined. We report on outbreak managements are needed. METHODS: We report on a large outbreak of scabies in three acute care wards in a tertiary university teaching hospital in the Netherlands. RESULTS: The outbreak potentially effected 460 patients and 185 health care workers who had been exposed to the index patient. CONCLUSION: Containment of an outbreak relies on a quick and strict implementation of appropriate infection control measures and should include simultaneous treatment of all infested persons and exposed contacts to prevent secondary spread and prolonged post-intervention surveillance.
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doi:10.1002/ajim.22438
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