Impetigo is a skin infection caused by a bacterium; the commonest ones are staphylococcus or streptococcus. It usually starts as small blisters, anywhere on the body but often on the face, which ...

Impetigo is a highly transmissible bacterial skin infection that involves blistering. It can occur when bacteria enter the skin through a cut or insect bite, commonly affecting young children ...

Impetigo is a skin infection caused by a bacterium; the staphylococcus as in your son's case or the streptococcus are the main culprits. It usually starts as small blisters, anywhere on the body ...

Dermatology Nursing. 2008;20(1):47-49,53. 1. Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the skin which occurs in two forms: bullous and nonbullous, the former caused by S. aureus, the latter by either S.