title: Bacterial skin infections in adolescents.
abstract: Bacterial skin infections are the single most common skin disorder for which pediatric patients seek care. This manuscript reviews the principles of skin infections and the most common and important bacterial skin infections in adolescents.
authors.affiliation: Department of International Health, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205, USA.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Darmstadt
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002481:Cellulitis / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D018461:Soft Tissue Infections / Q000382:microbiology