Impetigo: Multimedia

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Further Reading

Keywords

impetigo, skin infection, cutaneous infection, bullous impetigo, nonbullous impetigo, Staphylococcus aureus, S aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, S pyogenes, group A Streptococcus, GAS, group A streptococci, streptococci, staphylococci

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John Ratz, MD, MBA, Staff Dermatologist, Mohs Surgeon, Center for Dermatology and Skin Surgery, Inc
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Daniel B Ward Jr, MD, Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Dermatology and Dermatologic Surgery, Medical University of South Carolina
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