title: A persistent problem with scabies in and outside a nursing home in Amsterdam: indications for resistance to lindane and ivermectin.
abstract: An ongoing outbreak of scabies in and outside a nursing home in Amsterdam is described. Despite standard treatment with lindane and ivermectin, many recurrences were observed which suggested resistance to these drugs. After treatment with 5% permethrine, the patients were finally cured.
authors.affiliation: Department of Infectious Diseases, Public Health Service Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van den Hoek
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: van de Weerd
authors.forename: T D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Baayen
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Molenaar
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Sonder
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: van Ouwerkerk
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: de Vries
mesh_terms: D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004351:Drug Resistance; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007306:Insecticides / Q000008:administration & dosage; D007559:Ivermectin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D009426:Netherlands / Q000453:epidemiology; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D026023:Permethrin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D011159:Population Surveillance; D018570:Risk Assessment / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D012532:Scabies / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017211:Treatment Failure; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D007306:Insecticides; D026023:Permethrin; D001556:Hexachlorocyclohexane; D007559:Ivermectin