Impetigo%20-and-%20ecthyma Patient Education
Patient Education
- To prevent spread, patient should avoid contact with noninfected persons and avoid sharing of towels, sheets, etc
- Child must not return to daycare or school until 24 hours after initiation of antibiotic treatment
- Practice simple cleanliness eg washing hands after contact with lesions of infected persons
- Daily bath with soap and water
- Daily cleaning of the lesions with an antiseptic soap and water may prevent recurrence at distant sites
- Advise the patient to keep fingernails short and to avoid scratching the lesions
- Improve nutritional status and treat underlying conditions
- Routine follow-up is not needed but patient should be advised to return if condition did not improve 7 days after starting therapy or sooner if condition worsened