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: November 15, 2025
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul. "Impetigo." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2025. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540283/3.3/Impetigo.
Auwaerter P. Impetigo. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540283/3.3/Impetigo. Accessed November 19, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. (2025). Impetigo. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540283/3.3/Impetigo
Auwaerter P. Impetigo [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2025. [cited 2025 November 19]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540283/3.3/Impetigo.
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