Resumen de Riesgo de contagio y prevención de brotes hospitalarios por Sarcoptes scabiei

Pablo Jadraque, Alicia Marante, Irene Almería

• español

  Introducción. Los brotes por Sarcoptes scabieison frecuentes en todo tipo de instituciones sanitarias,iniciándose sobre todo a partir de pacientescon sarna noruega. En forma cada vez más contundente,se recomiendan medidas agresivas yprecoces, incluso en cas os equívocos.Materiales y métodos. Este artículo describeun brote en el que se actuó de forma rotunda,pero sólo cuando se había demostrado la transmisiónhospitalaria.Objetivos. Describir y valorar las consecuenciasde esta decisión.

• English

  Introduction. Sarcoptes scabiei outbreaks are common in all types of health institutions, starting mostly from patients with Norwegian scabies.Recommendations for action are growing stronger, such as early and aggressive action even in unclear cases.Materials and methods. This article describes an outbreak where aggressive action was taken, but only when nosocomial transmission was demonstrated.Objectives. To describe and assess the consequences of this decision.Results and discussion. A small epidemic occurred, but given the lightness of the infestation consequences and that the spread of cases across the institution was avoided from the beginning, the authors believe that a delay in the implementation of aggressive measures favors a more judicioususe of resources, if it a lows to assess the risk unambiguously and is short termed.