Editing Impetigo (section)

==Epidemiology==
Globally, impetigo affects more than 162 million children in low- to middle-income countries.<ref name=Mah2015/> The rates are highest in countries with low available resources and is especially prevalent in the region of [[Oceania]].<ref name=Mah2015>{{cite journal | vauthors = Bowen AC, Mahé A, Hay RJ, Andrews RM, Steer AC, Tong SY, Carapetis JR | title = The Global Epidemiology of Impetigo: A Systematic Review of the Population Prevalence of Impetigo and Pyoderma | journal = PLOS ONE | volume = 10 | issue = 8 | pages = e0136789 | date = 2015 | pmid = 26317533 | pmc = 4552802 | doi = 10.1371/journal.pone.0136789 | bibcode = 2015PLoSO..1036789B | doi-access = free }}</ref> The [[tropical climate]] and high population in lower socioeconomic regions contribute to these high rates.<ref name="sciencedirect.com">{{cite journal | vauthors = Romani L, Steer AC, Whitfeld MJ, Kaldor JM | title = Prevalence of scabies and impetigo worldwide: a systematic review | journal = The Lancet. Infectious Diseases | volume = 15 | issue = 8 | pages = 960–967 | date = August 2015 | pmid = 26088526 | doi = 10.1016/S1473-3099(15)00132-2 }}</ref> Children under the age of 4 in the United Kingdom are 2.8% more likely than average to contract impetigo; this decreases to 1.6% for children up to 15 years old.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors = George A, Rubin G | title = A systematic review and meta-analysis of treatments for impetigo | journal = The British Journal of General Practice | volume = 53 | issue = 491 | pages = 480–487 | date = June 2003 | pmid = 12939895 | pmc = 1314624 }}</ref> As age increases, the rate of impetigo declines, but all ages are still susceptible.<ref name="sciencedirect.com"/>