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Hospital outbreak traced to a case of Norwegian scabies
The Canadian Journal of Infection Control : the Official Journal of the Community & Hospital Infection Control Association-Canada = Revue Canadienne De Prevention Des Infections
|January 1, 1992
Abstract:
A hospital outbreak, traced to a case of Norwegian scabies, resulted in 45 and 32 symptomatic cases in staff and patients, respectively. A total of 228 asymptomatic in-patient contacts and over 500 staff required prophylactic treatment with either 1% gamma benzene hexachloride lotion or 5% permethrin cream. Recurrences occurred in seven staff members and five patients. The outbreak was contained within four months.