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Impetigo (sometimes impetaigo) is a superficial bacterial skin infection most common among children age 2â€“6 years. People who play close contact sports such as rugby football|rugby, American football and wrestling are also susceptible, regardless of age. The name derives from the Latin ''impetere'' ("assail"). It is also known as school sores<ref>http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Impetigo_or_school_sores?OpenDocument</ref>.

Causes
Impetigo is usually caused primarily by ''Staphylococcus aureus'', with frequent secondary infection by ''Streptococcus pyogenes''.

According to the American Academy of Family Physicians - "Nonbullous impetigo was previously thought to be a group A streptococcal process and bullous impetigo was primarily thought to be caused by ''S. aureus''. Studies now indicate that both forms of impetigo are primarily caused by S. aureus with Streptococcus usually being involved in the nonbullous form"<ref>{{cite journal |author=Stulberg DL, Penrod MA, Blatny RA |title=Common bacterial skin infections. |journal=American family physician |volume=66 |issue=1 |pages=119-24 |year=2002 |pmid=12126026 |doi= |url=http://www.aafp.org/afp/20020701/119.html</ref>

Scratching may spread the lesions.

Transmission
The infection is spread by direct contact with lesions ... read all