Investigation of a scabies outbreak in a kindergarten in Constance, Germany

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 373-380

  Ariza, L ^a   Walter, B ^b   Worth, C ^b   Brockmann, S ^c,d   Weber, M L ^d   Feldmeier, H ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF CEARÁ   (Brazil)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c Landesgesundheitsamt Baden Wurttemberg   (Germany)

^d Local Health Department   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; ECTOPARASITOSIS; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOMITE; GERMANY; HUMAN; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; PEDAGOGICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SARCOPTES; SCABIES; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SCABIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874109434     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-012-1752-1     Document Type: Article

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