The management of scabies outbreaks in residential care facilities for the elderly in England: a review of current health protection guidelines.

ABSTRACT: Commonly thought of as a disease of poverty and overcrowding in resource-poor settings globally, scabies is also an important public health issue in residential care facilities for the elderly (RCFE) in high-income countries such as the UK. We compared and contrasted current local Health Protection Team (HPT) guidelines for the management of scabies outbreaks in RCFE throughout England. We performed content analysis on 20 guidelines, and used this to create a quantitative report of their variation in key dimensions. Although the guidelines were generally consistent on issues such as the treatment protocols for individual patients, there was substantial variation in their recommendations regarding the prophylactic treatment of contacts, infection control measures and the roles and responsib

SUBMITTER: White LC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9150207 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature