High burden and seasonal variation of paediatric scabies and pyoderma prevalence in The Gambia: A cross-sectional study.

• Main Authors: Edwin P Armitage (Author), Elina Senghore (Author), Saffiatou Darboe (Author), Momodou Barry (Author), Janko Camara (Author), Sulayman Bah (Author), Michael Marks (Author), Carla Cerami (Author), Anna Roca (Author), Martin Antonio (Author), Claire E Turner (Author), Thushan I de Silva (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<h4>Background</h4>Scabies is a WHO neglected tropical disease common in children in low- and middle-income countries. Excoriation of scabies lesions can lead to secondary pyoderma infection, most commonly by Staphyloccocus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus, GAS),...