Journal article
Systematic review of the diagnosis of scabies in therapeutic trials
MJ Thompson, D Engelman, K Gholam, LC Fuller, AC Steer
Clinical and Experimental Dermatology | OXFORD UNIV PRESS | Published : 2017
DOI: 10.1111/ced.13152
Abstract
Human scabies (infestation with the mite Sarcoptes scabiei var hominis) causes a significant disease burden worldwide, yet there are no agreed diagnostic guidelines. We aimed to determine whether a consistent approach to diagnosing scabies has been used for published scabies therapeutic trials. The data sources used were the MEDLINE, Embase and Cochrane databases, from 1946 to 29 August 2013. Eligible studies were trials of therapeutic interventions against scabies in human subjects, published in English, enrolling patients with scabies, and using various therapeutic interventions. Language was a limitation of this study as some relevant trials published in languages other than English may h..
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Funding Acknowledgements
We thank the British Association of Dermatologists (UK) and D. Martin of the Centres for Disease Control (USA), for their assistance in sourcing the included articles. This study was supported by National Health & Medical Research Council (Australia) Fellowship funding (to DE and AS).