Short report: The potential of PCR on skin flakes from bed linens for diagnosis of scabies in an outbreak.
Raïssa Tjon-Kon-FatLaurène PeckeuSusan HahnéEric de CosterWendy TasBas WintermansAnneke BergmansMariska PetrignaniEwout FanoyPublished in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
In this outbreak of scabies in a nursing home, PCR was used on skin flakes from bed linens, which led to the detection of two additional cases. This illustrates the potential of PCR during the investigation of scabies outbreaks.