[Scabies outbreak in a hospital and in 8 health-care institutions caused by an elderly patient with scabies crustosa]
| Autor: | Koene, R.P.M., Tjioe, M., Hoondert, K., Vrie, W. van de, Olde Rikkert, M.G.M., Wulfen, M., Voss, A. |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Pathogenesis and modulation of inflammation [N4i 1]
Invasive mycoses and compromised host [N4i 2] Chronic inflammation and autoimmunity [UMCN 4.2] Health aging / healthy living [IGMD 5] Cardiovascular diseases [NCEBP 14] Cognitive neurosciences [UMCN 3.2] Perception and Action [DCN 1] Effective Hospital Care [EBP 2] Microbial pathogenesis and host defense [UMCN 4.1] Alzheimer Centre [NCEBP 11] Quality of hospital and integrated care [NCEBP 4] Immunity infection and tissue repair [NCMLS 1] |
| Zdroj: | Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 150, 16, pp. 918-23 Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde, 150, 918-23 |
| ISSN: | 0028-2162 |
| Popis: | Contains fulltext : 49630tjioe.pdf (Publisher’s version ) (Closed access) An outbreak of scabies in a teaching hospital, two nursing homes and six health-care institutions for the elderly, occurred in the Nijmegen area in the Netherlands, between September 2004 and April 2005. In November 2004 the diagnosis of scabies crustosa (scabies norvegica) was made in the index patient - a 78-year-old woman. An atypical presentation, without much itching, as is not infrequently seen in elderly patients, resulted in there being a considerable delay before the diagnosis was made. This resulted in a total of 51 people, both in and outside the hospital, becoming infected. Based on article 7 of the Dutch Infectious Diseases Act, the Municipal Health Service (GGD) advised institutions on the policy and carried out both source and contact tracing. According to this Act notification and cooperation between hospital, care institutions and the GGD are of importance for the effective handling of epidemics. Systemic treatment with ivermectin is the main alternative to local treatment in outbreaks in institutions. |
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