Prevalence of scabies in long-term care hospitals in South Korea.

Dong-Hee KimSook Young YunYoung Choon ParkShin Ae KangHak Sun Yu

Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)

The incidence rate of scabies in LTCHs in South Korea has increased. Regular and enhanced staff training is needed, considering that most hospitals rarely focused on the handling of equipment and furniture used by scabies patients and on educating their healthcare staff. These findings can be used to develop various strategies to reduce the prevalence of scabies.

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