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==Historical Perspective== | ==Historical Perspective== | ||
*In 1863, R. W. Dunn of Porrigo described lesions of impetigo as dirty, flat, irregular spots that are straw coloured. | |||
*Startin for the first time recognized the contagiousness of impetigo. | |||
*In 1864, W. Tilbury Fox wrote about impetigo contagiosa. | |||
*In 1880, Alexander Ogston for the first time wrote about the involvement of Staphylococci in skin infections.<ref name="pmid6369479">{{cite journal| author=| title=Classics in infectious diseases. "On abscesses". Alexander Ogston (1844-1929). | journal=Rev Infect Dis | year= 1984 | volume= 6 | issue= 1 | pages= 122-8 | pmid=6369479 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6369479 }} </ref> | *In 1880, Alexander Ogston for the first time wrote about the involvement of Staphylococci in skin infections.<ref name="pmid6369479">{{cite journal| author=| title=Classics in infectious diseases. "On abscesses". Alexander Ogston (1844-1929). | journal=Rev Infect Dis | year= 1984 | volume= 6 | issue= 1 | pages= 122-8 | pmid=6369479 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6369479 }} </ref> | ||
*In 1889, the first epidemic in the nurseries was reported.<ref name="nursery epidemic>{{Shinefield, Henry R., and Naomi L. Ruff. "Staphylococcal infections: a historical perspective." Infectious disease clinics of North America 23.1 (2009): 1-15.}}</ref> | *In 1889, the first epidemic in the nurseries was reported.<ref name="nursery epidemic>{{Shinefield, Henry R., and Naomi L. Ruff. "Staphylococcal infections: a historical perspective." Infectious disease clinics of North America 23.1 (2009): 1-15.}}</ref> | ||
*In 1981-1982, an epidemic of bullous impetigo was reported in a newborn nursery in Kentucky.<ref name="pmid6376403">{{cite journal| author=Nakashima AK, Allen JR, Martone WJ, Plikaytis BD, Stover B, Cook LN et al.| title=Epidemic bullous impetigo in a nursery due to a nasal carrier of Staphylococcus aureus: role of epidemiology and control measures. | journal=Infect Control | year= 1984 | volume= 5 | issue= 7 | pages= 326-31 | pmid=6376403 | doi= | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6376403 }} </ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Usama Talib, BSc, MD [2]
Overview
In 1880, Alexander Ogston for the first time wrote about the involvement of Staphylococci in skin infections.The first epidemic in the nurseries was reported in 1989.[1]
Historical Perspective
- In 1863, R. W. Dunn of Porrigo described lesions of impetigo as dirty, flat, irregular spots that are straw coloured.
- Startin for the first time recognized the contagiousness of impetigo.
- In 1864, W. Tilbury Fox wrote about impetigo contagiosa.
- In 1880, Alexander Ogston for the first time wrote about the involvement of Staphylococci in skin infections.[1]
- In 1889, the first epidemic in the nurseries was reported.[2]
- In 1981-1982, an epidemic of bullous impetigo was reported in a newborn nursery in Kentucky.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Classics in infectious diseases. "On abscesses". Alexander Ogston (1844-1929)". Rev Infect Dis. 6 (1): 122–8. 1984. PMID 6369479.
- ↑ Template:Shinefield, Henry R., and Naomi L. Ruff. "Staphylococcal infections: a historical perspective." Infectious disease clinics of North America 23.1 (2009): 1-15.
- ↑ Nakashima AK, Allen JR, Martone WJ, Plikaytis BD, Stover B, Cook LN; et al. (1984). "Epidemic bullous impetigo in a nursery due to a nasal carrier of Staphylococcus aureus: role of epidemiology and control measures". Infect Control. 5 (7): 326–31. PMID 6376403.