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*Impetigo is more common among children. | *Impetigo is more common among young children between age 2 to 5. Particularly those who attend school or daycare centers.<ref name="pmid25250996">{{cite journal| author=Hartman-Adams H, Banvard C, Juckett G| title=Impetigo: diagnosis and treatment. | journal=Am Fam Physician | year= 2014 | volume= 90 | issue= 4 | pages= 229-35 | pmid=25250996 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=25250996 }} </ref> | ||
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Overview
In 2010, 140 million people suffered from impetigo. It is more common among children.[1]
Epidemiology and Demographics
Incidence
- In 2010, 140 million people suffered from impetigo.[1]
Age
- Impetigo is more common among young children between age 2 to 5. Particularly those who attend school or daycare centers.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vos T, Flaxman AD, Naghavi M, Lozano R, Michaud C, Ezzati M; et al. (2012). "Years lived with disability (YLDs) for 1160 sequelae of 289 diseases and injuries 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010". Lancet. 380 (9859): 2163–96. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(12)61729-2. PMID 23245607.
- ↑ Hartman-Adams H, Banvard C, Juckett G (2014). "Impetigo: diagnosis and treatment". Am Fam Physician. 90 (4): 229–35. PMID 25250996.