RESUMO
Se describe un brote de escabiosis aparecido en la Unidad de hospitalización de Aparato Respiratorio de un hospital de 500 camas iniciado al ingresar una paciente de 90 años procedente de una residencia geriátrica. Se produjeron 27 casos secundarios entre personal sanitario (14) y pacientes (13), y otros 7 altamente probables entre 198 contactos. Se trataron con crema de permetrina al 5 por ciento en tres aplicaciones separadas una semana entre sí. También se empleó como profilaxis en no afectados en aplicación única. Se debaten las recomendaciones médico-preventivas para controlar la propagación de estos procesos. (AU)
Assuntos
Masculino , Feminino , Humanos , Escabiose , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa do Paciente para o Profissional , Distribuição por Sexo , Transmissão de Doença Infecciosa , Infecção Hospitalar , Surtos de DoençasRESUMO
A scabies outbreak is reported which appeared in the Inpatient Pneumology Department in a 500-bed hospital. The outbreak began after the admission of a 90-year old woman referred from a nursing home. A total of 27 secondary cases occurred among health care personnel (14) and patients (13); other 7 cases of likely scabies occurred among 198 contacts. Patients were treated with 5% permetrine cream, in three applications one week apart from each other. It was also applied as prophylaxis in non involved patients in a single application. A discussion follows on the medical and preventive recommendations to control the spreading of these outbreak.