Scabies outbreaks in ten care homes for elderly people: a prospective study of clinical features, epidemiology, and treatment outcomes - Cassell, Jackie A; Middleton, Jo; Nalabanda, Ananth; Lanza, Stefania; Head, Michael G; Bostock, Jennifer; Hewitt, Kirsty; Jones, Christopher Iain; Darley, Charles; Karir, Simran; Walker, Stephen L (The Lancet infectious diseases, 2018)
Keywords: Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Animals; At risk populations; Burrows; Delayed Diagnosis; Dementia; Dementia disorders; Dermatology; Diagnostic systems; Disease Outbreaks - prevention & control; England; Epidemiology; Fecal incontinence; Female; Geriatrics; Humans; Infectious diseases; Infestation; Informed consent; Male; Microscopy; Nursing; Nursing care; Nursing Homes; Observational studies; Older people; Outbreaks; Patient outcomes; Patients; Physicians; Prospective Studies; Public health; Residential Facilities; Risk factors; Sarcoptes scabiei - physiology; Scabies; Scabies - diagnosis; Scabies - epidemiology; Scabies - parasitology; Scabies - therapy; Skin; Staff participation; Studies; Treatment Outcome; Workers; England; United Kingdom--UK