- Title
- Prevalence and Associations of General Practice Registrars' Management of Impetigo: A Cross-Sectional Analysis From the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) Study
- Creator
- Gorges, Hilary; Heal, Clare; Fitzgerald, Kristen; Magin, Parker; van Driel, Mieke; Tapley, Amanda; Davis, Joshua; Davey, Andrew; Holliday, Elizabeth; Ball, Jean; Najib, Nashwa; Spike, Neil
- Relation
- General Practice Training Valley to Coast
- Relation
- Dermatology Parctical and Conceptual Vol. 10, Issue 2
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.5826/dpc.1002a43
- Publisher
- Mattioli 1885 SpA
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2020
- Description
- Background: Impetigo is a mild bacterial skin infection of childhood that is usually managed empirically in primary care. Objective: To establish the prevalence and associations of impetigo in general practice (GP) registrars’ consultations. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis of the Registrar Clinical Encounters in Training (ReCEnT) study data. Results: Impetigo was managed in 0.24% of problems and 0.43% of consultations. Patient variables associated with impetigo presentations were younger age and impetigo as a new problem, while patients with non–English-speaking backgrounds were less likely to present with impetigo. Associated registrar variables were being new to the registrar and practicing in outer regional/remote locations. Compared with all other problems/diagnoses, impetigo more often involved information seeking, ordering pathology, and prescription of medication, but less often involved follow-up or referral. Conclusions: Impetigo accounts for 0.43 per 100 GP registrar consultations in Australia. Association with outer regional/remote areas may reflect climate and socioeconomic factors that predispose to impetigo. Associated pathology requests may reflect a lack of confidence in GP registrars’ management of impetigo. Cultural differences may exist regarding health-seeking behavior relating to impetigo.
- Subject
- impetigo, prevalence; prevalence; bacterial; primary care; skin infection
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1443340
- Identifier
- uon:41967
- Identifier
- ISSN:2160-9381
- Language
- eng
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