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Bacterial skin infection
Impetigo is a condition in which a person has a rash that is reddened and has some oozing which forms a golden drying crust on top. The rash is a bacterial infection, and it is contagious from one person to another.
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Mother of my baby has chronic bacterial skin infection. What does this mean for future?
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