This is a real situation. Image not to be used in a defamatory context. Impetigo. Eight year old boy with impetigo having a consultation with a practi

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This is a real situation. Image not to be used in a defamatory context. Impetigo. Eight year old boy with impetigo having a consultation with a practice nurse. Impetigo is a bacterial skin infection caused by Staphylococcus aureus. It causes the formation of pustules that contain fluid filled with bacteria. The infection is highly contagious. Treatment is with antibiotic drugs.

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