Short report: The potential of PCR on skin flakes from bed linens for diagnosis of scabies in an outbreak.

• Main Authors: Raïssa Tjon- (Author), Laurène Peckeu (Author), Susan Hahné (Author), Eric de Coster (Author), Wendy Tas (Author), Bas Wintermans (Author), Anneke Bergmans (Author), Mariska Petrignani (Author), Ewout Fanoy (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<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...