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Abstract
A common superficial bacterial infection caused by STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS or group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. Characteristics include pustular lesions that rupture and discharge a thin, amber-colored fluid that dries and forms a crust. This condition is commonly located on the face, especially about the mouth and nose.
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- Impetigos
- Impetigo Contagiosa
- Contagiosa, Impetigo
- Contagiosas, Impetigo
- Impetigo Contagiosas
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Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, ethnology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, rehabilitation, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, veterinary, virology.
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a staph or strep infect of the skin
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Impetigo. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D007169. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D007169
- Impetigo. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impetigo
- Impetigo. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q28971