Dannaoui E, Kiazand A, Piens M, Picot S
Laboratoire de Parasitologie, Mycologie Médicale et Pathologie Exotique, Université Claude-Bernard Lyon I, 8, avenue Rockefeller, 69373 Lyon Cedex, France.
Eur J Dermatol. 1999 Sep;9(6):443-5.
Ivermectin was used for the treatment of a scabies outbreak in a nursing home. Among the 128 residents, 42 presented pruritus or cutaneous lesions and scabies was parasitologically demonstrated in seven patients. All residents were treated with two 12 mg doses of ivermectin given two weeks apart. Ivermectin treatment associated with procedures for environmental disinfection led to the control of the outbreak. In only one case, was there a failure of the treatment. It is concluded that oral ivermectin is an effective and practical therapy for scabies in nursing homes.
伊维菌素被用于治疗一家养老院爆发的疥疮疫情。在128名居民中,42人出现瘙痒或皮肤损伤,7名患者经寄生虫学检查确诊为疥疮。所有居民均接受了两剂12毫克伊维菌素的治疗,间隔两周给药。伊维菌素治疗联合环境消毒措施使疫情得到了控制。仅1例治疗失败。结论是口服伊维菌素是养老院疥疮的一种有效且实用的治疗方法。