Scabies infection is associated with heightened total IgE immunoglobulin and IgE antibodies to scabies antigens, with both being extremely high for crusted scabies patients. The IgE antibodies cross-react with house dust mite allergens with high reactivity found to the minor allergen arginine kinase. ...

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• 2023
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Asha Jonathan Hannah Tracy Stephanie Marianne MEDIA ENQUIRIES Bowen Carapetis AM Thomas McRae Enkel Mullane Community-led Healthy Skin Resources What did we do? Partners SToP Trial Launch Media Contacts AC JR HT TM SE MM Gathering Circles – the SToP ...

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Recent data on the epidemiology of impetigo and scabies and describe the current evidence around approaches to individual and community based treatment ...

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• 2016
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Asha Jonathan Marianne Bowen Carapetis AM Mullane AC JR MM BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD AM MBBS FRACP FAFPHM PhD FAHMS BSc (OT) Team Lead, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Executive Director; Head, Strep A Translation; Co-Founder of REACH Program ...

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Scabies causes considerable morbidity and leads to severe bacterial infection and immune-mediated disease ...

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• 2019
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Scabies is one of the world’s most prevalent diseases, with approximately 147 million cases at any one time and an estimated annual incidence of 455 million new episodes. Although Group A streptococcal (GAS) pharyngitis has long been implicated in the pathogenesis of acute rheumatic fever (ARF) and subsequent rheumatic heart disease (RHD), impetigo caused by GAS has recently been postulated as a link between scabies and the pathogenesis of ARF. ...

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• 2023
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Systematic review of the treatment, prevention and public health control of skin infections in resource-limited settings where skin infections are endemic ...

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• 2019
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In 2019, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute in partnership with the Fiji Ministry of Health and Medical Services carried out an integrated mass drug administration (MDA) for the treatment of scabies and lymphatic filariasis in the Northern Division of Fiji. We conducted a retrospective micro-costing exercise focused on the cost of scabies control in order to inform budgeting and policy decision making in an endemic setting. ...

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• 2022
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Asha Bowen AC BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD Team Lead, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Team Lead, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Areas of expertise: Skin infections, clinical trials, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Aboriginal children, ...

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Scabies infestations are difficult to diagnose clinically and current serologic tests have less than 50% accuracy... ...

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• 2011
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Scabies is an important predisposing factor for impetigo but its role in more serious skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) is not well understood. Information is limited on incidence of SSTIs in the presence of endemic scabies. We conducted a prospective study of hospital admissions for SSTIs in the Northern Division of Fiji (population: 131,914). Prospective surveillance for admissions with impetigo, abscess, cellulitis, wound infection, pyomyositis, necrotizing fasciitis, infected scabies, and crusted scabies was conducted at the Division's referral hospital between 2018 to 2019. Information was collected on demographic characteristics, clinical features, microbiology, treatment and outcomes. ...

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• 2020
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The young age of the first infection with skin sores and scabies reflects the high disease burden in these communities ...

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• 2018
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