| Isolation | - Maintain contact precautions for up to 24 hours after the last treatment or until the doctor determines that the infectiousness has subsided. | - Isolate in single rooms or cohorts until the doctor determines that the infectiousness has subsided. |
| Contact management | - Administer preventive treatment once.- Medical staff, employees, caregivers, and family members should wear disposable gloves and gowns and perform hand washing before and after contacting the patient.- Observe for symptoms for 6 weeks, considering the incubation period. |
| Room management | - For rooms used by scabies patients, clean daily using a dedicated vacuum cleaner or disposable absorbent cloth during the isolation or treatment period.- For rooms that have been vacated or after a patient has been discharged, clean and disinfect using standard methods.- Empty the vacuum cleaner bag daily, clean the dust collection tube, and dispose of the absorbent cloth as infectious medical waste. |
| Item management | - Disinfect diagnostic equipment such as dermoscopes, blood pressure cuffs, stethoscopes, and wheelchairs using standard methods before they are used by another patient.- Clean beds, sofas, etc. with a vacuum cleaner.- Put items that cannot be laundered in a plastic bag and store them for at least 7 days before reuse.- Discard any remaining medication used by scabies patients. |
| Laundry management | - Machine wash in hot water at 50°C for 10–20 minutes and dry at a high temperature.- Laundry handlers should wear disposable gloves and gowns.- For items that cannot be laundered, store them in a plastic bag for at least 7 days and dry them at 50°C or higher.- Manage all laundry the patient uses for at least 3 days before treatment and change the patient’s clothing, bedding, and towels daily. |
| Patient’s home management | - Clean the entire house with a vacuum cleaner daily during the isolation or treatment period.- Machine wash and dry contaminated clothing, bedding, towels, etc. in hot water at 50°C for 10–20 minutes.- For items that cannot be laundered, store in a plastic bag for at least 7 days and dry at 50°C or higher. |