A Novel Clinical Grading Scale for Scabies to Guide the Management of Crusted Scabies
This is a very useful crusted scabies resource. Note however that the standard of care for topical treatment in the U.S. is permethrin and not benzyl benzoate plus 5%...… Read More »
Infection Prevention in Long-Term Care – Scabies
This resource is targeted to long-term care facilities. It is brief and focused on scabies transmission, incubation period, diagnosis, treatment, environmental measures, and infection prevention and control strategies for...… Read More »
Scabies Management PowerPoint Presentation
This acute communicable disease control scabies toolkit was initially developed in 2009 by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and contains resources for managing scabies outbreaks in health...… Read More »
Scabies Protocol
This Federal Bureau of Prisons scabies protocol, developed in January 2017 as part of the Federal Bureau of Prisons Clinical Guidance, provides recommended procedures for detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention...… Read More »
Sample Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) Outbreak Patient Letter
This sample patient notification letter provides sample language for healthcare facilities communicating with patients on epidemic keratoconjunctivitis (EKC) outbreaks. Resource Link: Sample EKC Outbreak Patient Letter (Word File) Source:...… Read More »
