The public health importance of scabies in community domiciliary care settings: an exploratory cross-sectional survey of Health Protection Teams in England.

ABSTRACT: Scabies is a contagious skin infection commonly occurring in institutions such as care homes. However, a large proportion of vulnerable people in England receive domiciliary care in the community and their experience of scabies has not been described. We undertook a pragmatic cross-sectional survey of Health Protection Teams (HPTs) in England to determine the burden of scabies related to domiciliary care. Fifteen cases or outbreaks were notified to HPTs between January 2013 and December 2017. Although a relatively uncommon event for individual HPTs, they were complex to manage and required the co-ordination of multiple stakeholders. Diagnosis was often delayed and required several clinical consultations. A lack of guidance led to difficulties establishing stakeholder roles and responsibili

SUBMITTER: Phipps E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6627010 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature