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A systematic review of scabies transmission models and data to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of scabies interventions [PDF]
PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2019 BACKGROUND:Scabies is a common dermatological condition, affecting more than 130 million people at any time. To evaluate and/or predict the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of scabies interventions, disease transmission modelling can be used ...
Jason Agostino +2 more
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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 +4 more
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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 +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 +2 more
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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 +8 more
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Tidsskrift for Den norske legeforening, 2020 This article describes a scabies outbreak at a boarding school where failure of the first-line therapy was suspected.A group of five students, two of whom were room-mates, presented with a varying degree of pruritic papular rash. Repeated treatments with permethrin monitored by the school nurse, in conjunction with a rigorous hygiene regimen, proved to
Eirik Hovland, Søreide, Jakob, Ravn
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Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2022 Introduction: While ivermectin mass drug administration (MDA) has been implemented since long for onchocerciasis elimination, there is doubt whether this would also be effective for scabies control.
Tsigereda Amsalu +6 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 BackgroundScabies is a public health problem that affects children and elders predominantly. Its burden is higher in resource-poor settings, and scabies has a significant impact on the long-term health of children.
Gemechu Ararsa +3 more
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PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, 2020 Scabies is a highly contagious parasitic disease associated with long-term residence in nursing homes, and it is a public health burden worldwide. However, atypical skin manifestations are frequent and the widely used diagnostic test based on microscopic
Moonsuk Bae +8 more
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Crusted scabies in a patient with systemic disorders – evaluation of ivermectin treatment results
Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2020 Scabies is a widespread, contagious parasitic disease that affects all socioeconomic groups and was added to the list of WHO Neglected Tropical Diseases. Recent studies indicate misdiagnosis in 45% of patients with scabies.
Aleksandra Kosmala +6 more
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