Abstract
An ongoing outbreak of scabies in and outside a nursing home in Amsterdam is described. Despite standard treatment with lindane and ivermectin, many recurrences were observed which suggested resistance to these drugs. After treatment with 5% permethrine, the patients were finally cured.
MeSH terms
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Disease Outbreaks / prevention & control*
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Disease Outbreaks / statistics & numerical data*
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Drug Resistance
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Hexachlorocyclohexane / administration & dosage*
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Humans
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Incidence
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Insecticides / administration & dosage
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Ivermectin / administration & dosage*
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Netherlands / epidemiology
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Nursing Homes / statistics & numerical data
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Permethrin / administration & dosage*
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Population Surveillance
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Risk Assessment / methods
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Risk Factors
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Scabies / epidemiology*
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Scabies / prevention & control*
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Treatment Failure
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Insecticides
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Permethrin
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Hexachlorocyclohexane
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Ivermectin