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Beliefs, attitudes and practices towards scabies in central Ghana.

PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2023
BackgroundScabies commonly affects poor populations in low-middle-income countries. The WHO has advocated for country-driven and country-owned control strategies.
Yaw Ampem Amoako, Lotte Suzanne van Rietschoten, Michael Ntiamoah Oppong, Kwabena Oppong Amoako, Kabiru Mohammed Abass, Bernard Akoto Anim, Dennis Odai Laryea, Richard Odame Phillips, Ymkje Stienstra   +8 more
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Scabies [PDF]

Nature Reviews Disease Primers
Scabies is one of the most common and highest-burden skin diseases globally. Estimates suggest that >200 million people worldwide have scabies at any one time, with an annual prevalence of 455 million people, with children in impoverished and overcrowded settings being the most affected.
James C. White
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Burden of scabies and bacterial skin infection in Kiribati: results of a national population-based survey 2023Research in context [PDF]

The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Summary: Background: Scabies is a treatable neglected tropical disease with a high burden in Pacific island countries. Scabies is strongly associated with bacterial skin infection, which can lead to long-term sequelae.
Rebecca F. Anderson, Temea Bauro, Susanna J. Lake, Marou Tikataake, Matthew Parnaby, Jeremy Hill, Tanebu J. Tong-Kaunibwe, Anneke C. Grobler, Revite Kirition, Andrew C. Steer   +9 more
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Initial stage of crusted scabies and possible diagnostic characteristics: A case series [PDF]

Parasitology
Scabies is a neglected tropical disease caused by the ectoparasitic mite, Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis (S. scabiei). Common scabies, the most prevalent clinical subtype of scabies, is characterized by pruritus, multiple skin lesions and low mite burden.
Wanchen Li, Lin Song, Tao Guo, Yaliu Wu, Xiaoli Li, Hongfeng Li, Jianjun Li, Simiao Li   +7 more
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Treatment of Scabies [PDF]

BMJ, 1942
R. M. Gordon, D. R. Seaton
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Norwegian Scabies (Crusted Scabies) [PDF]

BMJ, 1963
C. F. Herridge
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Scabies [PDF]

Paediatrics & Child Health, 2001

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Investigating the Antibacterial Properties of Prospective Scabicides

Biomedicines, 2022
Scabies is a dermatological disease found worldwide. Mainly in tropical regions, it is also the cause of significant morbidity and mortality due to its association with potentially severe secondary bacterial infections.
Sara Taylor, Deonne Walther, Deepani D. Fernando, Pearl Swe-Kay, Katja Fischer   +4 more
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First Description of the Composition and the Functional Capabilities of the Skin Microbial Community Accompanying Severe Scabies Infestation in Humans

Microorganisms, 2021
Epidemiological studies link Sarcoptes scabiei infection and impetigo. Scabies mites can promote Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococcus) and Staphylococcus aureus infections by breaching the skin barrier and excreting molecules that inhibit host ...
Charlotte Bernigaud, Martha Zakrzewski, Sara Taylor, Pearl M. Swe, Anthony T. Papenfuss, Kadaba S. Sriprakash, Deborah Holt, Olivier Chosidow, Bart J. Currie, Katja Fischer   +9 more
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Erythrodermic Manifestation due to Hyperinfestation of Scabies

Berkala Ilmu Kesehatan Kulit dan Kelamin (Periodical of Dermatology and Venerology), 2021
Background: Scabies is a highly contagious skin disease with various skin clinical presentations. In consideration of its clinical presentations, proper early-onset diagnosis of scabies may not be met, leading to mistreatment and more severe scabies ...
Sandra Widaty, Martinus Martinus, Yenny Rachmawati   +2 more
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