Mass Drug Administration for Scabies Control in a Population with Endemic Disease.

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Scabies is an underrecognized cause of illness in many developing countries. It is associated with impetigo, which can lead to serious systemic complications. We conducted a trial of mass drug administration for scabies control in Fiji.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): N. Engl. J. Med.

Title: The New England journal of medicine

ISSN (Electronic): 1533-4406

ISSN (Print): 0028-4793

Publication date (Electronic): Dec 10 2015

Volume: 373

Issue: 24

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[1 ] From Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales (L.R., H.W., J.M.K.), and the Department of Dermatology, St. Vincent's Hospital (M.J.W.), Sydney, Menzies School of Health Research, Charles Darwin University, Darwin, NT (R.A.), and the Centre for International Child Health, University of Melbourne (A.C.S.), Group A Streptococcal Research Group, Murdoch Children's Research Institute (A.C.S.), and Department of General Medicine, Royal Children's Hospital (A.C.S.), Melbourne, VIC - all in Australia; and the Ministry of Women, Children, and Poverty Alleviation (J.K.) and the Ministry of Health (M.K., L.T., M.T., A.K.) - both in Suva, Fiji.

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DOI: 10.1056/NEJMoa1500987

PubMed ID: 26650152

SO-VID: 1e55897e-349c-4fe7-99ba-da37dc378330

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