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ArticleFrontiers in pediatrics2022

Non-bullous Impetigo: Incidence, Prevalence, and Treatment in the Pediatric Primary Care Setting in Italy.

Elisa Barbieri, Gloria Porcu, Daniele Dona', Nathalie Falsetto, Mirella Biava, Antonio Scamarcia, Luigi Cantarutti, Anna Cantarutti, Carlo Giaquinto

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Article in Frontiers in pediatrics, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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9 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Elisa BarbieriDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department for Woman and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Gloria PorcuUnit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Daniele Dona'Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department for Woman and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Nathalie FalsettoAngelini Pharma S.p.A., Rome, Italy.
Mirella BiavaAngelini Pharma S.p.A., Rome, Italy.
Antonio ScamarciaSocietà Servizi Telematici - Pedianet, Padua, Italy.
Luigi CantaruttiSocietà Servizi Telematici - Pedianet, Padua, Italy.
Anna CantaruttiUnit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Statistics and Quantitative Methods, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan, Italy.
Carlo GiaquintoDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Department for Woman and Child Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
University of Padua · ITAngelini Pharma (Italy) · ITInformatica Tecnologie e Servizi (Italy) · ITUniversity of Milano-Bicocca · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Impetigo is a common skin infection in children. The worldwide prevalence in children is estimated to be 12%, but this may be lower since high-income countries are under-represented. This research aims to evaluate the incidence, prevalence, and management of children with non-bullous impetigo (NBI) residing in Italy. This retrospective cohort study included children up to 14 years of age enrolled in the Pedianet database from January 2004 to June 2018. Events were identified searching ICD9-CM codes (684 and 694.3) and free text fields for a diagnosis of NBI reported during a primary care visit. Diagnoses were manually validated, and events registered within 30-days after the index date were considered follow-ups. Incidence (IR) and prevalence (PR) rates of NBI were stratified by sex, age group, and calendar year. Topical and systemic antibiotic treatments were grouped based on ATC codes. 15,136 NBI episodes occurred in a total cohort of 225,979 children. The overall IR of NBI was 9.5 per 1,000 person-years, and children aged 1-4 years had the highest IR (13.2 per 1,000 person-years). A significant decrease in NBI IR from 13 per 1,000 person-years in 2004 to 7.46 per 1,000 person-years in 2018 ( Conclusion: The prevalence of NBI in children in Italy is less than one third than the global estimate and the trend in time is decreasing. Over prescriptions of systemic antibiotics pose a threat to the diffusion of antimicrobial resistance.

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antibiotic therapybacterial skin infectionchildrenimpetigoprimary care

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