meatus from which there was a serous discharge. On the external surface of the left side of his neck there was an almost continuous scab of dark yellow colour covering nearly half of it. A little below this, there were a few bullse of about the sizes of a rupee, also a few scabs of smaller size and a few pustules. Below the left axilla there was another scab, about 3" X 4" in size. A little bel...

AbstractPurpose Impetigo affects approximately 162 million children worldwide at any given time. Lack of consensus on the most effective treatment strategy for impetigo and increasing antibiotic resistance continue to drive research into newer alternative options. We conducted a systematic review assess effectiveness new treatments in endemic nonendemic settings. Methods</...

Abstract Background Scabies and impetigo are endemic in many tropical, low- middle-income countries. Mass drug administration (MDA) with ivermectin has emerged as a control strategy for these conditions. In 2019, Timor-Leste Ministry of Health planned to implement MDA including the lymphatic filariasis, so we undertook baseline assessment scabies better understand local epidemiology contribute ...

The production of staphylococcal exfoliative toxin A (ETA) and toxin B (ETB), toxic shock syndrome toxin (TSST-1), and enterotoxins A-E was analyzed in 60 Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from children with scalded skin syndrome (15 with generalized exfoliative syndrome, 28 with bullous impetigo, and 17 with staphylococcal scarlet fever). All strains isolated from patients with generalize...