An outbreak of scabies in a tertiary-care hospital from a crusted scabies case;Brote de sarna en un hospital terciario a partir de un caso de sarna costrosa

Revista Chilena de Infectologia

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 306-310

  Elgueta Noy, Andrea ^a   Parada E , Yolanda ^b   Guzmán G , Wilma ^b   Molina C , Paula ^b   González A , Patricia ^b,c  

^a Servicio de Psiquiatría Hospital Clínico Dr Félix Búlnes   (Chile)

^b HOSPITAL DR SÓTERO DEL RÍO   (Chile)

^c UNIVERSIDAD DEL DESARROLLO   (Chile)

Author keywords

Control of nosocomial outbreak; Crusted scabies; Nosocomial outbreak; Scabies

Indexed keywords

INSECTICIDE; PERMETHRIN; PETROLATUM;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCABIES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CHILE; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; HUMANS; INSECTICIDES; MALE; PERMETHRIN; PETROLATUM; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCABIES;

EID: 34548705876     PISSN: 07161018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (13)

1. Chosidow O. Scabies. N Engl J Med 2006; 354: 1718-27.
2. o Edición. Santiago de Chile: Ed Mediterráneo; 1999, p. 484-9.
3. Zafar A, Beidas S, Silvestre L. Control of transmission of Norwegian scabies. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2002; 23: 278-9.
4. Obasanjo O, Wu P, Conlon M, Karanfil L, Pryor P, Moler G, et al. An outbreak of scabies in a teaching hospital: lessons learned. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2001; 22: 13-8.
5. Larrosa A, Cortés M, Martínez S, Clerencia C, Urdaniz L, Urbán J, et al. Nosocomial outbreak of scabies in a hospital in Spain. Euro Surveill 2003; 8: 199-203.
6. Fajardo-Velázquez R, Urdez-Hernández E, Ysita-Morales A. Brote intrahospitalario de escabiosis, a partir de un caso de sarna noruega. Salud Pública Mex 2004; 46: 251-4.
7. Jiménez-Lucho V, Fallon F, Caputo C, Ramsey K. Role of prolonged surveillance in the erradication of nosocomial scabies in an extended care veterans affairs medical center. Am J Infect Control 1995; 23: 44-9.
8. De Beer G, Millar M, Tremblay L, Monette J. An outbreak of scabies in a log-term facility: the role of misdiagnosis and the costs associated with control. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2006; 27: 517-8.
9. Larrosa A, Cortés M, Clerencia C, Martínez S, Urdaniz L, Urbán J, et al. Brote de escabiosis en una residencia para personas mayores en la provincia de Huesca. Rev Esp Salud Pública 2004; 78: 107-14.
10. Bolyard E, Tablan O, Williams W, Pearson M, Shapiro C, Deichtman S, et al. Guidelines for infection control in health care personnel. Am J Infect Control 1998; 26: 289-354.
11. Walker G J A, Johnstone P W. Intervenciones para el tratamiento de la escabiosis (Revisión Cocharene traducida) http://www.cochrane.org/ reviews/es/ab000320.html (accedido el 10 de agosto de 2006).
12. Paasch U, Haustein U. Management of endemic outbreaks of scabies with allethrin, permethrin, and ivermectin. Int J Dermatol 2000; 39: 463-70.
13. Scheinfeld N. Controlling scabies in institucional settings. Am J Clin Dermatol 2004; 5: 31-7.