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Impetigo is a common bacterial infection affecting the superficial epidermis resulting in bullous and non-bullous skin eruptions.
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Pippin, M. (2022). Skin Infections and Infestations. In: Paulman, P.M., Taylor, R.B., Paulman, A.A., Nasir, L.S. (eds) Family Medicine. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-54441-6_147
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