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Impetigo - How up-to-date is this topic?
Changes
Version 1.1, revision planned in 2013.
Last revised in June 2009
August 2010 — minor update. The Health Protection Agency (HPA) advise that children (and adults) should stay away from school (or work) until the lesions have scabbed over, or for 48 hours after starting antibiotic treatment [HPA, 2010]. Issued in August 2010.
December 2008 to June 2009 — converted from PRODIGY guidance to CKS topic structure. The evidence-base has been reviewed in detail, and recommendations are more clearly justified and transparently linked to the supporting evidence.
Retapamulin has been included as a second-line treatment for localized areas of impetigo.
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