Success of a scabies control program in an Australian aboriginal community.
Pediatr Infect Dis J
; 16(5): 494-9, 1997 May.
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| ID: mdl-9154544
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
To adapt, implement and evaluate a model of scabies control in an Australian Aboriginal community.METHODS:
After initially examining the population, we offered all residents treatment with 5% permethrin cream. Visits were made during the ensuing 25 months to rescreen and to treat new-cases of scabies and contacts.RESULTS:
The prevalence of scabies was reduced from 28.8% before the program to < 10% during the entire period (from 32.3% to < 10% in children) (P < 0.01 for each visit). The initial prevalence of pyoderma in children was 69.4%, which was reduced and maintained at approximately one-half that rate during the last 16 months (P < 0.004 for the last 4 visits). Residual pyoderma in children was significantly less severe and no longer scabies-related.CONCLUSIONS:
This simplified model of scabies control had a substantial effect on scabies prevalence and on pyoderma prevalence and severity which was sustained for > 2 years. It could prove useful for other communities with high rates of scabies and pyoderma.
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Piodermia
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Escabiosis
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Brotes de Enfermedades
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Nativos de Hawái y Otras Islas del Pacífico
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Evaluation_studies
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Incidence_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Screening_studies
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Pediatr Infect Dis J
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
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PEDIATRIA
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article