Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Impetigo
PATHOGENS
- Staphylococcus aureus
- Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A Streptococci)
- Not infrequently, both are co-pathogens of impetigo.
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Last updated: January 13, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Impetigo." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540283/all/Impetigo.
Auwaerter P. Impetigo. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540283/all/Impetigo. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. (2023). Impetigo. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540283/all/Impetigo
Auwaerter P. Impetigo [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540283/all/Impetigo.
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