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Risk factors for impetigo include:<ref name="pmid8795661">{{cite journal| author=Carroll JA| title=Common bacterial pyodermas. Taking aim against the most likely pathogens. | journal=Postgrad Med | year= 1996 | volume= 100 | issue= 3 | pages= 311-3, 317-22 | pmid=8795661 | doi=10.3810/pgm.1996.09.84 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8795661 }} </ref> | Risk factors for impetigo include:<ref name="pmid8795661">{{cite journal| author=Carroll JA| title=Common bacterial pyodermas. Taking aim against the most likely pathogens. | journal=Postgrad Med | year= 1996 | volume= 100 | issue= 3 | pages= 311-3, 317-22 | pmid=8795661 | doi=10.3810/pgm.1996.09.84 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=8795661 }} </ref><ref name="pmid11173202">{{cite journal| author=Oumeish I, Oumeish OY, Bataineh O| title=Acute bacterial skin infections in children. | journal=Clin Dermatol | year= 2000 | volume= 18 | issue= 6 | pages= 667-78 | pmid=11173202 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11173202 }} </ref><ref name="pmid11924823">{{cite journal| author=Chiller K, Selkin BA, Murakawa GJ| title=Skin microflora and bacterial infections of the skin. | journal=J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc | year= 2001 | volume= 6 | issue= 3 | pages= 170-4 | pmid=11924823 | doi=10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.00043.x | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=11924823 }} </ref> | ||
*Abrasions | *Abrasions | ||
*Trauma | *Trauma | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
Overview
Impetigo is often associated with insect bites, cuts, and other forms of trauma to the skin.[1]
Risk Factors
Risk factors for impetigo include:[1][2][3]
- Abrasions
- Trauma
- Basic skin pH
- Lack of sebaceous secretions
- Humidity
- Obesity
- Corticosteroid use
- Chemotherapy
- Dysglobulinemias
- Leukemia
- Chronic granulomatous disease
- Diabetes
- Malnutrition
- Congenital or acquired immunodeficiencies e.g. AIDS
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carroll JA (1996). "Common bacterial pyodermas. Taking aim against the most likely pathogens". Postgrad Med. 100 (3): 311–3, 317–22. doi:10.3810/pgm.1996.09.84. PMID 8795661.
- ↑ Oumeish I, Oumeish OY, Bataineh O (2000). "Acute bacterial skin infections in children". Clin Dermatol. 18 (6): 667–78. PMID 11173202.
- ↑ Chiller K, Selkin BA, Murakawa GJ (2001). "Skin microflora and bacterial infections of the skin". J Investig Dermatol Symp Proc. 6 (3): 170–4. doi:10.1046/j.0022-202x.2001.00043.x. PMID 11924823.