Treatment of close contacts of people with scabies for preventing re-infestation or spread of infestation in contacts

Interventions for preventing the spread of infestation in close contacts of people with scabies

“…At the protocol stage (Fitzgerald 2012), the title of this review was "Treatment of close contacts of people with scabies for preventing re-infestation or spread of infestation in contacts". At the peer-review stage it was highlighted that this review does not examine the implications of using prophylaxis for close contacts on the rate of re-infestation.…”