High burden and seasonal variation of paediatric scabies and pyoderma prevalence in The Gambia: A cross-sectional study
High burden and seasonal variation of paediatric scabies and pyoderma prevalence in The Gambia: A cross-sectional study
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DOI：
10.1371/journal.pntd.0007801
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发表时间：
2019-10-01
影响因子：
3.8
通讯作者：
de Silva, Thushan I.
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作者：
Armitage, Edwin P.;Senghore, Elina;de Silva, Thushan I.
背景疥疮是一种被世界卫生组织忽视的热带疾病，常见于低收入和中等收入国家的儿童。疥疮皮损的脱落可导致继发性脓皮病感染，最常见的是金黄色葡萄球菌和化脓性链球菌（A 族链球菌，GAS），后者与急性链球菌感染后肾小球肾炎（APSGN）和潜在的风湿性心脏病（RHD）有关。关于非洲这些皮肤感染的流行率及其细菌病因学的数据很少。方法/主要发现一项为期四个月的横断面研究，包括旱季和雨季，旨在确定苏库塔（冈比亚西部城郊定居点）儿童中常见皮肤感染的流行率
BackgroundScabies is a WHO neglected tropical disease common in children in low- and middle-income countries. Excoriation of scabies lesions can lead to secondary pyoderma infection, most commonly by Staphyloccocus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes (group A streptococcus, GAS), with the latter linked to acute post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis (APSGN) and potentially rheumatic heart disease (RHD). There is a paucity of data on the prevalence of these skin infections and their bacterial aetiology from Africa.Methodology/Principal findingsA cross-sectional study, conducted over a four-month period that included the dry and rainy season, was conducted to determine the prevalence of common skin infections in Sukuta, a peri-urban settlement in western Gambia, in children