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   Impetigo in children: a clinical guide and treatment options

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MH Motswaledi --- Department of Dermatology,

   Impetigo is a contagious, superficial bacterial infection of the skin, most frequently encountered in children. Causative organisms are almost always Staphylococcus aureus or streptococci, or a combination of the two. Predisposing factors are nasal and perineal colonisation, overcrowding, poor personal...

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   Superficial skin infections and the use of topical and systemic antibiotics in general practice

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: MH Motswaledi --- Department of Dermatology,

   Superficial bacterial infections of the skin are very common. With the increasing burden of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), this is likely to worsen. Examples of such infections include impetigo, erysipelas, cellulitis, ecthyma, furuncles, carbuncles and subcutaneous abscesses. Common causative organisms...

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