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| Title |
Skin and wound infections: an overview.
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| Published in |
American Family Physician, May 1998
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| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
M L O'Dell |
| Abstract |
Skin infections are common and may be caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses. Breaks in the skin integrity, particularly those that inoculate pathogens into the dermis, frequently cause or exacerbate skin infections. Bacterial skin infections caused by corynebacteria include erythrasma, trichomycosis axillaris and pitted keratolysis. Staphylococci may cause impetigo, ecthyma and folliculitis. Streptococcal skin infections include impetigo and erysipelas. Human papillomavirus skin infections present as several different types of warts, depending on the surface infected and its relative moisture, and the patterns of pressure. The many dermatomycoses (skin infections caused by fungi or yeasts) include tinea capitis, tinea barbae, tinea cruris, tinea manus, tinea pedis and tinea unguium (onychomycosis). Candidal infections occur in moist areas, such as the vulva, mouth, penis, skinfolds and diaper area. Wounds caused by wood splinters or thorns may result in sporotrichosis. Animal bites may result in complex, serious infections, requiring tetanus and, possibly, rabies prophylaxis in addition to appropriate antibiotic therapy. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 56 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 55 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 10 | 18% |
| Student > Bachelor | 7 | 13% |
| Researcher | 4 | 7% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 22 | 39% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 12 | 21% |
| Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutical Science | 5 | 9% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 5 | 9% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 4 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 21 | 38% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 3. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 28 March 2018.
All research outputs
#8,537,346
of 25,382,440 outputs
Outputs from American Family Physician
#678
of 2,211 outputs
Outputs of similar age
#10,708
of 33,389 outputs
Outputs of similar age from American Family Physician
#3
of 14 outputs
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