Impetigo contagiosa--etiology in Iraq.
Two hundred cases of impetigo contagiosa were studied bacteriologically. Along with the usual staphylococci and streptococci, gram-positive diplococci were isolated in pure cultures in thirty-seven cases. Ninety-six cases were submitted for sensitivity tests to several antibiotics; the results are discussed.
D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002701:Chloramphenicol; D004917:Erythromycin; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000209:etiology*; D007223:Infant; D010403:Penicillin Resistance; D010406:Penicillins; D011008:Pneumococcal Infections; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections; D013290:Streptococcal Infections; D013754:Tetracyclines
D010406:Penicillins; D013754:Tetracyclines; D004917:Erythromycin; D002701:Chloramphenicol