Impetigo is a highly contagious bacterial skin infection most commonly seen in children. The condition appears as tiny bumps or blisters on the face, hands, and feet. As impetigo progresses, the sores ...

Impetigo is a bacterial infection that affects your skin, causing sores and blisters. It can appear differently depending on the stage of infection, what part of your body it affects, and your skin ...

How do dermatologists diagnose impetigo? A dermatologist can often diagnose impetigo by looking at your skin. Sometimes, lab tests are necessary to give you the diagnosis, or to get information ...

Impetigo is a common skin infection in children. The worldwide prevalence in children is estimated to be 12%, but this may be lower since high-income countries are under-represented. This research ...

How do dermatologists diagnose impetigo? A dermatologist can often diagnose impetigo by looking at your skin. Sometimes, lab tests are necessary to give you the diagnosis, or to get information ...

Background Impetigo is the most common skin infection in pediatric age and has the highest incidence increase relative to other skin infections observed in children. The reported incidences in the ...

You might also know the disease as “crusted impetigo,” “pus impetigo,” or by its medical name, “Impetigo contagiosa.” It refers to the same thing: a bacterial skin infection, usually caused by ...

Residents of the Ronga Tas camp in Central Darfur are complaining about the high spread of impetigo among children, they told Radio Dabanga on Monday, 3 December. They explained that impetigo is a ...

Objective To establish the prevalence and associations of systemic antibiotic prescription for impetigo by early-career general practitioners (GPs) (GP registrars in their first 18 months in general ...