Scabies outbreaks in ten care homes for elderly people: a prospective study of clinical features, epidemiology, and treatment outcomes

• Published in: The Lancet infectious diseases Vol. 18; no. 8; pp. 894 - 902
• Main Authors: 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
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Ltd 01.08.2018; Elsevier B.V; Elsevier Limited; Elsevier Science ;, The Lancet Pub. Group
• Subjects: 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

Scabies outbreaks in residential and nursing care homes for elderly people are common, subject to diagnostic delay, and hard to control. We studied clinical features, epidemiology, and outcomes of outbreaks in the UK between 2014 and 2015. We did a prospective observational study in residential care...