| prevalence of pediculosis and scabies in the prisoners of bandar abbas, hormozgan province, iran. | the increasing prevalence of active pediculosis and scabies among prisoners prompted us to conduct a head louse and scabies prevalence survey among prisoners in the bandar abbas, hormozgan province, iran. during the study, 67 patients with skin disorders were found. among the doubtful patients who were considered 38 patients (57%) indicated sarcoptes scabiei, 6 patients (9%) were indicated lice and 23 patients (33%) were set aside for more studying and specialized tests. contamination rates were ... | 2007 | 19090266 |