Abstract
An ongoing outbreak of scabies in and outside a nursing home in Amsterdam is described. Despite standard treatment with lindane and ivermectin, many recurrences were observed which suggested resistance to these drugs. After treatment with 5% permethrine, the patients were finally cured.
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van den Hoek, J. A., van de Weerd, J. A., Baayen, T. D., Molenaar, P. M., Sonder, G. J., van Ouwerkerk, I. M., & de Vries, H. J. (2008). A persistent problem with scabies in and outside a nursing home in Amsterdam: indications for resistance to lindane and ivermectin. Euro Surveillance : Bulletin Européen Sur Les Maladies Transmissibles = European Communicable Disease Bulletin, 13(48). https://doi.org/10.2807/ese.13.48.19052-en
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