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KMID : 0191120210360490337
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Journal of Korean Medical Science
2021 Volume.36 No. 49 p.337 ~ p.337
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Previous Long-term Care Facility Admission as a Risk Factor for Scabies in a Medical Facility
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Lee Eun-Young
Park Se-Yoon
Lee Eun-Jung
Kim Tae-Hyong
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Abstract
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The study aimed to elucidate simple and effective risk factors for scabies infection in the medical environment for early detection and prevention of exposure to other patients and medical staff. We conducted a case-control study of patients who were diagnosed with scabies among hospitalized patients between 2008 and 2019 in an acute-care teaching hospital. Each case was matched according to sex and age with two randomly selected controls without scabies during hospitalization. Clinical characteristics of cases at the time of hospital admission were compared to those of the control group. The scabies group included 34 patients and 68 patients who were included in the control group. After adjusting for confounding factors, previous long-term care facility admission was only associated with scabies (adjusted odds ratio, 5.44; 95% confidence interval, 1.46?20.27; P = 0.012). Careful examination, particularly for patients with previous long-term care facility admission, might be useful for the early detection of scabies.
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KEYWORD
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Scabies, Sarcoptes scabiei, Nursing Homes, Long-term Care
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