Impetigo-review

LB Pereira - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia, 2014 - SciELO Brasil
Impetigo is a common cutaneous infection that is especially prevalent in children.
Historically, impetigo is caused by either group A β-hemolytic streptococci or …

Impetigo: an overview

GL Darmstadt, AT Lane - Pediatric dermatology, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
This article reviews in detail the pathogenesis, clinical characteristics and management of
impetigo in children. Impetigo is the most common bacterial skin infection of children. Most …

[PDF][PDF] Impetigo: an update.

J Brown, DL Shriner, RA Schwartz… - International journal of …, 2003 - academia.edu
Impetigo, a bacterial infection of the superficial layers of the epidermis, is a common
childhood disorder. 1–7 The bacteria responsible are group A beta-hemolytic streptococcus …

Impetigo update: new challenges in the era of methicillin resistance.

AN Geria, RA Schwartz - Cutis, 2010 - europepmc.org
Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the superficial epidermis most commonly seen in infants
and children. It is clinically characterized by crusted erosions or ulcers that may arise as a …

Impetigo: diagnosis and treatment

H Hartman-Adams, C Banvard, G Juckett - American family physician, 2014 - aafp.org
Impetigo is the most common bacterial skin infection in children two to five years of age.
There are two principal types: nonbullous (70% of cases) and bullous (30% of cases) …

Impetigo: A need for new therapies in a world of increasing antimicrobial resistance.

NM D'Cunha, GM Peterson, KE Baby… - Journal of Clinical …, 2018 - search.ebscohost.com
What is known and objective Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection and is
one of the most common skin infections in children. Antibiotics are the first-line treatment …

Impetigo

MK Johnson - Advanced emergency nursing journal, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Impetigo is a common superficial bacterial infection of the skin, with a global disease burden
of greater than 140 million. Children are more affected than adults and incidence decreases …

Diagnosis and treatment of impetigo

C Cole, J Gazewood - American family physician, 2007 - aafp.org
Impetigo is a highly contagious, superficial skin infection that most commonly affects children
two to five years of age. The two types of impetigo are nonbullous impetigo (ie, impetigo …

Impetigo: a reassessment of etiology and therapy

LL Barton, AD Friedman - Pediatric dermatology, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
Traditional concepts regarding the bacteriology and therapy of non‐bullous impetigo have
been reexamined. Although in the United States the disease is considered primarily of …

Impetigo in childhood: changing epidemiology and new treatments

R Dagan - Pediatric annals, 1993 - journals.healio.com
Impetigo contagiosa is the most common skin infection in children. It is a contagious
superficial infection of the skin that begins as a vesicular or pustular lesion at onset and …