Use of ivermectin to treat an institutional outbreak of scabies in a low-resource setting

Coralith Garcia; David Iglesias; Angélica Terashima; Marco Canales; Eduardo Gotuzzo

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Use of ivermectin to treat an institutional outbreak of scabies in a low-resource setting

Coralith Garcia, David Iglesias, Angélica Terashima, Marco Canales, Eduardo Gotuzzo

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In a limited-resource hospital in Lima, Peru, 23 (63.9%) of 36 healthcare workers developed pruritus and/or skin lesions after contact with a patient with classic scabies. Of these 23, a total of 5 healthcare workers had scabies confirmed by microscopy. Oral ivermectin was used to control the outbreak effectively.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	1337-1338
Number of pages	2
Journal	Infection control and hospital epidemiology
Volume	28
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1086/521657
State	Published - Dec 2007
Externally published	Yes

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Epidemiology
Microbiology (medical)
Infectious Diseases

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Use of ivermectin to treat an institutional outbreak of scabies in a low-resource setting

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