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, 2021 BACKGROUND: Impetigo, a highly contagious bacterial skin infection commonly occurring in young children, but adults may also be affected. The superficial skin infection is mainly caused by Staphylococcus aureus (S.
Keller, Linda +20 more
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Health Science Reports, Volume 9, Issue 8, August 2026.ABSTRACT Background and Aims Scabies is a highly contagious parasitic skin disease and neglected tropical disease disproportionately affecting populations in poverty and fragile health systems. In Afghanistan, evidence on its environmental and socioeconomic determinants remains scarce.
Matiullah Alimzai +10 more
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Diyala Journal of Medicine, 2019 Background: Impetigo is a contagious superficial pyogenic infection of the skin , caused by Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus pyogenes and some times proteus mirabilis , different antibiotics was used for the treatment of impetigo , given ...
Khudair Kh. Al-Kayalli +2 more
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Frontiers in Public Health, 2017 BackgroundTo support antibiotic prescribing for both hospital and community-based health professionals working in remote North Western Australia, a multidisciplinary Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS) Committee was established in 2013.
Stefanie Jane Oliver +3 more
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Recurrent impetigo herpetiformis: case report
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2017 Impetigo herpetiformis (pustular psoriasis of pregnancy) is a rare dermatosis of pregnancy that typically starts in the 2nd half of pregnancy and resolves postpartum. It may recur in subsequent pregnancies.
Emmanuel Wekesa Wamalwa
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Control Strategies for Scabies
Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2018 Scabies is a neglected tropical disease of the skin, causing severe itching and stigmatizing skin lesions. Further, scabies leads to impetigo, severe bacterial infections, and post-infectious complications.
Daniel Engelman, Andrew C. Steer
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Erysipelas complicating impetigo
The Pan African Medical Journal, 2020 Erysipelas is an infectious dermo-hypodermitis due to group A beta-haemolytic streptococcus. It is common in adults. Obesity as well as lymphedema are major risk factors.
Khadija Elboukhari, Mohammed Ouadoud
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Yarning with a remote Aboriginal community about the next steps for achieving healthy skin
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public HealthObjective: Skin health is widely recognised as being important for overall good health and well-being, yet the burden of skin infections in remote Aboriginal communities remains high. This project aimed to explore if virtual support for skin health could
Rebecca Dalton +7 more
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Zosteriform impetigo: Wolf’s isotopic response in a cutaneous immunocompromised district
Dermatology Practical & Conceptual, 2015 Background: Impetigo can result from Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus). Wolf’s isotopic response is the occurrence of a new cutaneous disorder at the site of a previously healed disease.
Philip R. Cohen
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EurosurveillanceWe describe the genetic characteristics of a fusidic acid- and meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) clone widespread in Europe, based on whole genome sequences from 317 isolates.
Andreas Petersen
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