title: Control of transmission of Norwegian scabies.
abstract: Seven staff members developed scabies after exposure to a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) dementia and hyperkeratotic skin lesions. They were treated and prophylaxis was given to 11 staff members in September 1998. The hospital has had no nosocomial scabies since then despite the admission of 11 patients with AIDS and Norwegian scabies.
authors.affiliation: Prince George's Hospital Center, Cheverly, Maryland 20785, USA.
authors.forename: Abdul B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Zafar
authors.forename: Sary O
authors.initials: SO
authors.lastname: Beidas
authors.forename: Linda K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Sylvester
mesh_terms: D015526:AIDS Dementia Complex / Q000150:complications; D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006764:Hospitals, Community; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D017758:Infectious Disease Transmission, Patient-to-Professional / Q000517:prevention & control*; D007306:Insecticides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007318:Inservice Training; D008396:Maryland / Q000453:epidemiology; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016272:Occupational Health; D026023:Permethrin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000635:transmission*
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin