As summer heat and high humidity drive up bacterial skin infections, the number of infants and children with impetigo, a common skin disease, is also rising.

Historically, the gold standard of first-line therapy for impetigo has been topical treatment. However, its effectiveness has recently been diminished because the causative strains of bacteria are ...

UPMC Children’s Community Pediatrics is seeing a viral stomach bug and allergies this week. Pediatricians at Penn State ...

Impetigo: Causes, Symptoms, and Effective Treatment Options: By Ambika Mondal Impetigo is a common bacterial skin infection that often shows up as red sores or blisters on the face, hands, or around ...

HERMINIE, PA (KDKA) -- Four students in the Yough School District have been treated for possible impetigo. Impetigo is a common skin infection that mainly affects infants and children. It is highly ...

HERMINIE, Pa. — A contagious skin infection has affected several students in the Yough School District. Four students have been treated for possible impetigo since the beginning of the school year, ...

The CVS MinuteClinic in York has seen a handful of cases of impetigo, a contagious skin infection, over the last week. These patients are usually treated with oral or topical antibiotics, based on ...

I just got a text message and photos from a young grandperson who had tender scabs on her face that developed in the last two days. She was understandably very concerned. She had seen a nurse in the ...

SALISBURY — Two students at Salisbury High School have contracted a “contagious bacterial infection,” school officials said Wednesday. In a ConnectEd message, Principal Luke Brown said only that there ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Scabies and impetigo can cause severe skin reactions as well as soft tissue infections. Prevalence of both ...