A community-based validation of the International Alliance for the Control of Scabies Consensus Criteria by expert and non-expert examiners in Liberia.
Stephen L WalkerShelui CollinsonJoseph W S TimothySamuel K ZayzayKarsor K KollieNeima CandyEglantine LebasKatherine E HallidayRachel PullanMosoka FallahMichael MarksPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2020)
The IACS criteria proved a valid tool for scabies diagnosis. For the purposes of implementation papules and burrows represent truly 'typical' scabies lesions. Non-expert examiners are able to diagnose scabies with a high degree of accuracy, demonstrating they could form a key component in population-level control strategies.
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