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Skin Infections and Infestations

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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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  1. Family Medicine, LSUHS-Shreveport Family Medicine Residency, Alexandria, LA, USA

    Micah Pippin

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  1. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Paul M. Paulman

  2. Department of Family and Community Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA, USA

    Robert B. Taylor

  3. Department of Family Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA

    Audrey A. Paulman

  4. Department of Family Medicine, Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, NE, USA

    Laeth S. Nasir

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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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