title: Impetigo:an assessment of etiology and appropriate therapy in infants and children.
abstract: We found that mixed organisms of S.aureus and GABHS were the most common cause of impetigo in children in our study; that, of the two regimens evaluated, cloxacillin is the most effective treatment; that penicillin is equally effective in cases of mild to moderate forms and may be preferred on the basis of cost-effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Thailand.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pruksachatkunakorn
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vaniyapongs
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pruksakorn
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male