title: [Impetigo in children: etiology and response to treatment].
abstract: 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.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Birke
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sepúlveda
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003023:Cloxacillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013292:Streptococcus agalactiae / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003023:Cloxacillin; D010401:Penicillin G Benzathine
vernacular_title: Impétigo en niños: etiología y respuesta al tratamiento.