Impetigo in children: etiology and response to treatment

Seventy seven cases of impetigo were studied in children. Group A beta hemolyticus Streptococcus was the only bacterial agent isolated from 25 culture samples, Staphylococcus aureus from 6 and both agents from 39 cases. Cultures were negative in 7 children. The clinical response to treatment with pe...

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Published in:Revista Chilena de pediatría 1989-05, Vol.60 (3), p.166-168
Main Authors: Birke, E, Sepúlveda, M
Format: Article
Language:Spanish
Subjects:
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Cloxacillin - therapeutic use
Female
Humans
Impetigo - drug therapy
Impetigo - microbiology
Infant
Male
Penicillin G Benzathine - therapeutic use
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Streptococcus agalactiae - isolation & purification
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Summary:Seventy seven cases of impetigo were studied in children. Group A beta hemolyticus Streptococcus was the only bacterial agent isolated from 25 culture samples, Staphylococcus aureus from 6 and both agents from 39 cases. Cultures were negative in 7 children. The clinical response to treatment with penicillin G benzathine, crust removal and skin cleansing was satisfactory in 93.5% of the cases, nonresponders (6.5%) were satisfactory treated oral with cloxacillin.
ISSN:0370-4106