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 ...

SUNDAY, Nov. 27, 2016 -- Impetigo is a contagious skin infection that's preventable and can be treated with antibiotics, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says. It's common among kids, but adults ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . As a quick review, impetigo exists in two forms – bullous and nonbullous. About 70% of cases of pediatric ...

Symptoms of bullous impetigo The bullae (fluid-filled blisters) are almost 2cm in size, larger than those in a non-bullous impetigo infection. The blisters appear on the torso of the baby first, ...

Xepi is indicated for the topical treatment of impetigo due to S. aureus or S. pyogenes in adult and pediatric patients. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Xepi (ozenoxacin cream; ...

Q: After a recent cross-country drive, staying in many roadside motels, I ended up with a skin infection called impetigo. Could I have gotten this infection in a motel? And how can I prevent it in the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Skin and soft tissue infections are characterized by invasion of a bacterial pathogen. The type of skin ...

HERMINIE, Pa. — A contagious skin infection has affected several students in the Yough School District. Four students have been treated for possible impetigo since the beginning of the school year, ...

Background.Scabies is a public health problem in many countries, with impetigo and its complications important consequences. Ivermectin based mass drug administration (MDA) reduces the prevalence of ...