Impetigo epidemiology and demographics
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Epidemiology and Demographics
=Incidence
- In 2010, 140 million people suffered from impetigo.[1]
Age
- Impetigo is more common among children.
References
- ↑ 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.