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-* '''Sarcoptes scabiei treatment'''<ref>{{Cite journal| issn = 1545-8601| volume = 64| issue = RR-03| pages = 1–137| last1 = Workowski| first1 = Kimberly A.| last2 = Bolan| first2 = Gail A.| title = Sexually transmitted diseases treatment guidelines, 2015| journal = MMWR. Recommendations and reports: Morbidity and mortality weekly report. Recommendations and reports / Centers for Disease Control| date = 2015-06-05| pmid = 26042815}}</ref>
-:* 1. '''Adult'''
-::* Preferred regimen (1): [[Permethrin]] 5% cream applied to all areas of the body from the neck down and washed off after 8–14 hours
-::* Preferred regimen (2): [[Ivermectin]]  200 ug/kg PO qd and repeated in 2 weeks
-::* Alternative regimen: [[Lindane]] (1%) 1 oz of lotion or 30 g of cream applied in a thin layer to all areas of the body from the neck down and thoroughly washed off after 8 hours
-:*  2. '''Infants and young children'''
-::* Preferred regimen: [[Permethrin]] 5% cream applied to all areas of the body from the neck down and washed off after 8–14 hours
-::* Note: Infants and young children aged< 10 years should not be treated with lindane.
-:*  3. '''Crusted Scabies'''
-::* Crusted scabies (i.e., Norwegian scabies) is an aggressive infestation that usually occurs in immunodeficient, debilitated, or malnourished persons, including persons receiving systemic or potent topical glucocorticoids, organ transplant recipients, persons with HIV infection or human T-lymphotrophic virus-1-infection, and persons with hematologic malignancies.
-:::* Preferred regimen:   (Topical scabicide  5% topical [[Benzyl benzoate]] 5% {{or}}  topical [[Permethrin]]  5% cream (full-body application to be repeated daily for 7 days then twice weekly until discharge or cure) {{and}} treatment with [[Ivermectin]] 200 ug/kg  PO on days 1,2,8,9, and 15. Additional [[Ivermectin]] treatment on days 22 and 29 might be required for severe cases
-:*  4.'''Pregnant or Lactating Women'''
-::* Preferred regimen: [[Permethrin]] 5% cream applied to all areas of the body from the neck down and washed off after 8–14 hours
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