Short report: The potential of PCR on skin flakes from bed linens for diagnosis of scabies in an outbreak.
<h4>Background</h4>Scabies outbreaks are common in nursing homes in the Netherlands. In October 2018, a local public health service (PHS) in The Hague was notified of a new scabies outbreak in a nursing home in that region. The PHS initiated an outbreak investigation. Cases were defined...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0009485 |