[Nosocomial scabies outbreak].
A scabies outbreak is reported which appeared in the Inpatient Pneumology Department in a 500-bed hospital. The outbreak began after the admission of a 90-year old woman referred from a nursing home. A total of 27 secondary cases occurred among health care personnel (14) and patients (13); other 7 cases of likely scabies occurred among 198 contacts. Patients were treated with 5% permetrine cream, in three applications one week apart from each other. It was also applied as prophylaxis in non involved patients in a single application. A discussion follows on the medical and preventive recommendations to control the spreading of these outbreak.
Robles García
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Servicio de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública, Hospital Universitario Del Río Hortega, Valladolid.
de la Lama López-Areal
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Avellaneda Martínez
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C
Giménez García
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R
Cortejoso Gonzalo
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B
Vaquero Puerta
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D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D018562:Disease Transmission, Infectious; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional; D008297:Male; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000635:transmission; D017678:Sex Distribution