Management of a scabies epidemic in the Strasbourg teaching hospital, France;Gestion d'une épidémie de gale aux Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 92-96

  Meyer, E P ^a   Heranney, D ^a   Foegle J ^a   Chamouard, V ^a   Hernandez, C ^a   Mechkour, S ^a   Passemard, R ^a   Berthel, M ^a   Kaltenbach, G ^a   Lipsker, D ^a   Christmann, D ^a   Lavigne, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Outbreak; Sarcoptes scabiei; Scabies

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASE COURSE; FRANCE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RECURRENT DISEASE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCABIES; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ACARICIDES; ADULT; AGED; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FAMILY HEALTH; FRANCE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENTS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PATIENT-TO-PROFESSIONAL; INFECTIOUS DISEASE TRANSMISSION, PROFESSIONAL-TO-PATIENT; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; PERSONNEL, HOSPITAL; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCABIES;

EID: 79952246503     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: 17696690     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.medmal.2010.07.011     Document Type: Article

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