Crusted ("Norwegian") scabies in a specialist HIV unit

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 72, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 453-

  Nandwani, R ^a   Pozniak, A L ^a   Fuller, L C ^a   Wade, J ^a  

^a KING S COLLEGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IVERMECTIN; LINDANE; MALATHION; PERMETHRIN;

CASE REPORT; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LETTER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCABIES; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

AIDS-RELATED OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; SCABIES;

EID: 79960417615     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sti.72.6.453     Document Type: Note

References (2)

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