Information about the treatment for impetigo and what steps you can take to reduce its spread.
Go to the doctor immediately if a school sore is near the eye.
You need to go to the doctor if any of these things happen:
Occasionally, school sores can lead to other skin infections such as boils [3] or cellulitis [4].
It is important to take the antibiotics every day until they are finished, even if the school sores seem to have cleared up earlier. The antibiotics need to keep killing the infection in the body after the skin has healed.
Yes, until one day after the start of treatment, or check with your doctor or public health nurse or school.
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[1] https://www.health.govt.nz/system/files/documents/topic_sheets/skin-conditions-impetigo-nov13.pdf
[2] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/stop-skin-infections
[3] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/boils
[4] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/cellulitis
[5] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/how-treat-when-seek-help-school-sores
[6] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/looking-after-your-childs-skin-and-treating-skin-infections
[7] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/skin-infections-checking-them
[8] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/skin-problems-children
[9] https://www.kidshealth.org.nz/node/1681
[10] https://www.childcancer.org.nz
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