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| Title |
Interventions for preventing the spread of infestation in close contacts of people with scabies
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Cochrane database of systematic reviews, February 2014
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| DOI | 10.1002/14651858.cd009943.pub2 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Deirdre FitzGerald, Rachel J Grainger, Alex Reid |
| Abstract |
Scabies, caused by Sarcoptes scabiei variety hominis or the human itch mite, is a common parasitic infection. While anyone can become infected, it causes significant morbidity in immunocompromised hosts and it spreads easily between human hosts where there is overcrowding or poor sanitation. The most common symptom reported is itch which is worse at night. As the symptoms are attributed to an allergic reaction to the mite, symptoms usually develop between four to six weeks after primary infection. Therefore, people may be infected for some time prior to developing symptoms. During this time, while asymptomatic, they may spread infection to others they are in close contact with. Consequently, it is usually recommended that when an index case is being treated, others who have been in close contact with the index case should also be provided with treatment. |
X Demographics
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Finland | 2 | 25% |
| Spain | 1 | 13% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 13% |
| Unknown | 4 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 6 | 75% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 13% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 174 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 173 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 30 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 26 | 15% |
| Researcher | 14 | 8% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 14 | 8% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 11 | 6% |
| Other | 26 | 15% |
| Unknown | 53 | 30% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 57 | 33% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 18 | 10% |
| Social Sciences | 11 | 6% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 7 | 4% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 4% |
| Other | 18 | 10% |
| Unknown | 56 | 32% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 09 March 2024.
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#7,483
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#48,406
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#148
of 239 outputs
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