Burden of skin disease in two remote primary healthcare centres in northern and central Australia

被引：12
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作者：
Thomas, Lauren [1 ]
Bowen, Asha C. [2 ,4 ,5 ]
Ly, Marleesa [1 ]
Connors, Christine [3 ]
Andrews, Ross [2 ]
Tong, Steven Y. C. [2 ,6 ,7 ]
机构：
[1] Flinders Univ S Australia, Fac Med Nursing & Hlth Sci, Adelaide, SA, Australia
[2] Menzies Sch Hlth Res, Darwin, NT, Australia
[3] Top End Hlth Serv, Darwin, NT, Australia
[4] Perth Childrens Hosp, Infect Dis Dept, Nedlands, WA, Australia
[5] Telethon Kids Inst, Wesfarmers Ctr Vaccines & Infect Dis, Perth, WA, Australia
[6] Royal Melbourne Hosp, Victorian Infect Dis Serv, Parkville, Vic, Australia
[7] Univ Melbourne, Peter Doherty Inst Infect & Immun, Doherty Dept, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
来源：
INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL | 2019年 / 49卷 / 03期
基金：
英国医学研究理事会;
关键词：
dermatology; skin infection; indigenous health; primary care; SOFT-TISSUE INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS-AUREUS; GENERAL-PRACTICE; POPULATION; CHILDREN; EPIDEMIOLOGY;
D O I：
10.1111/imj.14222
中图分类号：
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号：
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要：
The burden of skin infections across all age groups in remote Australian Indigenous communities is currently unknown. In a retrospective audit of 439 residents from two remote communities presenting to health clinics, skin conditions were the most common reason for presentation (1603/7392, 22%) and 330/439 (75%) residents presented at least once with a skin infection. Skin infections are an under-appreciated and dominant reason for presentation to primary healthcare centres in these indigenous communities and public health campaigns to address this should incorporate all age groups.
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页码：396 / 399
页数：4
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