Impetigo:an assessment of etiology and appropriate therapy in infants and children.

Abstract

We found that mixed organisms of S.aureus and GABHS were the most common cause of impetigo in children in our study; that, of the two regimens evaluated, cloxacillin is the most effective treatment; that penicillin is equally effective in cases of mild to moderate forms and may be preferred on the basis of cost-effectiveness.

• Authors: C Pruksachatkunakorn, T Vaniyapongs, S Pruksakorn
• Journal: Journal of the Medical Association of Thailand = Chotmaihet thangphaet (J Med Assoc Thai) Vol. 76 Issue 4 Pg. 222-9 (Apr 1993) ISSN: 0125-2208 [Print] Thailand
• PMID: 8113643 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)

Topics

• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Female
• Humans
• Impetigo (drug therapy, microbiology, pathology)
• Infant
• Male