Northern Territory: Skin Disease In The First Two Years Of Life In Aboriginal Children In East ...

Northern Territory: Skin Disease In The First Two Years Of Life In Aboriginal Children In East Arnhem Land Erin McMeniman, Libby Holden, Therese Kearns, Danielle B Clucas, Jonathan R Carapetis, Bart J Currie, Christine Connors, and Ross M Andrews, 2011   Background: The most common skin infections affecting children in remote Aboriginal communities are scabies and impetigo. Group A streptococcal skin infections are linked to the high rates of heart and renal disease occurring in Aboriginal...

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