Impetigo, a bacterial infection caused by Streptococcus pyogenes and S. aureus of the superficial dermis affects up to 162 million children at any one time. Three out of every five school-children in Samoa have active or recently healed impetigo, far higher than the global median impetigo prevalence surpassing previous estimates for the Oceania region. ...

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• 2021
• February 2021

Scabies is endemic in many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities, with 69% of infants infected in the first year of life. ...

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• 2015
• January 2015

Scabies, impetigo, and other skin and soft tissue infections (SSTIs) are highly prevalent in many tropical, low-middle income settings, but information regarding their burden of disease is scarce. We conducted surveillance of presentations of scabies and SSTIs, including impetigo, abscesses, cellulitis, and se≈vere SSTI, to primary health facilities in Fiji. ...

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• 2021
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Scabies and impetigo are common in Timor-Leste, with very high prevalence of scabies in the rural district of Ermera ...

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• 2018
• May 2018

This study analysed the IgE binding patterns caused by house dust mite allergens in scabies endemic communities in Australia. ...

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• 2015
• December 2015

Asha Bowen AC BA MBBS DCH FRACP PhD GAICD OAM Head, Healthy Skin and ARF Prevention Head, Healthy Skin and Arf Prevention Areas of expertise: Skin infections, clinical trials, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Aboriginal children, COVID ...

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Treatment success for scabies co-infection was lower than for impetigo overall, with a higher success seen in the co-trimoxazole group than benzylpenicillin ...

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• 2016
• April 2016

Pat Belinda Holt Hales PG BJ PhD, DSc, FRCPath, FRCPI, FAA BSc (Hons) PhD Emeritus Honorary Researcher Senior Manager, Research Platforms Patrick.Holt@telethonkids.org.au belinda.hales@telethonkids.org.au Emeritus Honorary Researcher Senior Manager ...

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• 2010
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The association between scabies and skin sores is highly significant and indicates a causal relationship ...

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• 2018
• July 2018

Scabies and impetigo infections are under-recognised and hence under-treated by clinicians ...

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• 2017
• July 2017

Scabies is an important predisposing factor of impetigo which can lead to serious bacterial complications. Ivermectin-based mass drug administration can substantially reduce scabies and impetigo prevalence in endemic settings, but the impact on serious bacterial complications is not known. ...

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• 2022
• March 2022

Bacterial skin infections and scabies disproportionately affect children in resource-poor countries as well as underprivileged children in high-income countries. Atopic dermatitis is a common childhood dermatosis that predisposes to bacterial skin infection. ...

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• 2022
• August 2022