Ivermectin in the management of a scabies outbreak in a long-term care facility

Br J Dermatol. 2021 Oct;185(4):868. doi: 10.1111/bjd.20484. Epub 2021 Jul 14.

Authors

S L Walker^{1

2}, M G Head³, J Middleton⁴, J A Cassell⁴

Affiliations

¹ London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK.
² Hospital for Tropical Diseases and Department of Dermatology, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
³ Clinical Informatics Research Unit, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
⁴ Department of Primary Care and Public Health, Brighton and Sussex Medical School, Brighton, UK.

PMID: 33993472
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.20484

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Antiparasitic Agents
Disease Outbreaks
Humans
Ivermectin*
Long-Term Care
Scabies* / drug therapy
Scabies* / epidemiology

Substances

Antiparasitic Agents
Ivermectin