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Medicina y Seguridad del Trabajo
On-line version ISSN 1989-7790Print version ISSN 0465-546X
Abstract
MAESTRE NARANJO, María et al. What we do in front of a scabies outbreak in a hospital setting?. Med. segur. trab. [online]. 2014, vol.60, n.234, pp.281-285. ISSN 1989-7790. https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S0465-546X2014000100017.
The scabies is a skin disease produced by Sarcoptes scabiei; it has been an increase on the number of cases, reaching eventually an epidemic level. We proceed to describe the measures taken by the laboral risk prevention service of a hospital against an outbreak of scabies happened in the hospitalization floor, with infection of the hospital workers after having contact with a source patient (clinic and epidemiologic scabies is suspected).
Keywords : scabies; Occupational disease; Outbreak.
