title: Case detection rates of impetigo by gender and age.
abstract: A cross sectional study was carried out (impetigo cases n=265, relative prevalence 5.3%, among 50,237 outpatients). Males predominated in childhood, adulthood and overall (OR 2.0) and exhibited a more protracted susceptibility. Impetigo was more prevalent in summer months. Lesions were located on the head and neck (65.4%), followed by 19.6% on an upper extremity and by 7.5% each on the trunk and a lower extremity.
authors: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, West Attica General Hospital St. Barbara, Athens, Greece.
authors: Kyriakos P
authors: KP
authors: Kiriakis
authors: Aline
authors: A
authors: Tadros
authors: Anastasia
authors: A
authors: Dimou
authors: Marianna
authors: M
authors: Karamanou
authors: Fotini
authors: F
authors: Banaka
authors: Iliana
authors: I
authors: Alexoudi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007169:Impetigo / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012621:Seasons; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes / Q000302:isolation & purification; D014505:Urban Population; D055815:Young Adult