Barrett N J, Morse D L
Field Services, PHLS Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre.
Commun Dis Rep CDR Rev. 1993 Jan 29;3(2):R32-4.
The prevalence of scabies infection shows a cyclical pattern with a periodicity of 10-30 years. Various sources indicate that a major increase has been underway since 1991 and CDSC has received several reports of outbreaks in schools, hospitals and nursing homes in recent months. This brief review outlines the clinical features, diagnosis, epidemiology and management of this time-honoured infection.
疥疮感染的流行呈现出周期性模式，周期为10至30年。各种消息来源表明，自1991年以来感染率一直在大幅上升，疾病控制与预防中心（CDSC）最近几个月收到了几起学校、医院和疗养院爆发疥疮的报告。这篇简要综述概述了这种历史悠久的感染的临床特征、诊断、流行病学和治疗方法。
