Talk:Impetigo

message: I requested a citation for the statement "An alternative treatment is the application of tea tree oil diluted 1:10 with a carrier oil." This may well be true, but I can't find any such reference in the external links, nor in the article on tea tree oil itself. — VoxLuna (talk)  01:38, 14 January 2007 (UTC)
thread_title: Tea Tree Oil?

message: Quote: "It is very important to remove the crusts before applying ointment, because the bacteria that cause the disease live underneath them."
Are there any sources available for this statement? I can only give anecdotal proof that this is not true because i was sick with impetigo some years ago and didn't have to remove the crust, but I think you should check the validity of the statement. I used the antibiotic chloramphenicol (I hope it's like that in English), if that makes any difference.
Additionally, i bet that most antibiotics are able to reach bacteria even beneath crusts if they are lipophile enough, but again, i don't have any reliable sources for my remarks, but perhaps it helps improving the article, though.
Greets from Germany. 84.188.202.97 15:21, 6 November 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I agree. In fact, I was recently treated for impetigo and prescribed mupirocin; remembering this wiki, I asked the prescribing MD whether I should remove crusts first and she said no. I also asked the pharmacist and he said yes; it may have been that the MD was wrong, but there needs to be a source for this. 152.130.6.130 (talk) 20:11, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
thread_title: Antibiotics and crusts

message: The last part of the prevention section says the following: "When a person has impetigo, it is common for them to get it a second time in the space of 6–9 months. This usually occurs in people aged 12–16, and kills instantly"
Kills instantly? I doubt it. is there a reference for this? Also, the sentence doesn't end with a period. Did something get mangled here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Shocky1 (talk • contribs) 19:23, 26 November 2010 (UTC)
thread_title: Prevention

message: If it is true that approximately 25% of the population has staphylococcus aureus on their skin normally, the rationale to say that the bacteria cause the infection seems incomplete. Even somebody who has impetigo today may have never had it previously, yet undoubtedly had the bacteria on his skin at some point in his life without incident. This implies some trigger, or more probably an injury even if at the cellular level, is the attractant for these pathogenic bacteria and together the cause. http://textbookofbacteriology.net/normalflora.htmlCalebPM (talk) 06:09, 10 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title: Causes

message: To prevent spread of impetigo to other susceptible people it's important to keep the skin and any open wounds clean. Care should be taken to keep fluids from an infected person away from the skin of a non-infected person. Washing hands, linens, and affected areas will lower the likelihood of contact with infected fluids. Sores should be covered with a bandage. Scratching can spread the sores; keeping nails short will reduce the chances of spreading. Infected people should avoid contact with others and eliminate sharing of clothing or linens. 
Arhyne (talk) 18:08, 7 October 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Not very good sources. Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 19:51, 11 October 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Prevention

message: Globally, at any point in time, impetigo affects more than 162 million children in low to middle income countries. The rate is highest in countries with low available resources and is especially common in the region of Oceania. The tropical climate and high population of lower socioeconomic regions is part of the reason for the greater rates. Children from the United Kingdom under the age of 4 are 2.8% more likely to contract impetigo and rates decreases to 1.6 % for children up to 15-years-old. As age increases, the rates of impetigo declines but all ages are still at risk.
Lydia.Stiving (talk) 01:13, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: User:Lydia.Stiving Sure. Please format per the message I left on your talk page. What ref supports the first senece? Best Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 01:59, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: User:Doc James This is the reference.  Lydia.Stiving (talk) 15:24, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
replies: text: Formatted a bit more. You want to copy it into place? Doc James (talk · contribs · email) 22:32, 5 December 2016 (UTC)
thread_title: Epidemiology

message: Hello fellow Wikipedians,
I have just modified one external link on Impetigo. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:
*Added archive https://web.archive.org/web/20121128081224/http://semj.sums.ac.ir/vol8/jul2007/impetigo.htm to http://semj.sums.ac.ir/vol8/jul2007/impetigo.htm
When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.
Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 11:45, 12 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  External links modified 

message: — Assignment last updated by Meanbanana (talk) 02:57, 19 September 2022 (UTC)
thread_title: Wiki Education assignment: Linguistics in the Digital Age