Journal
INTERNAL MEDICINE JOURNAL
Volume 49, Issue 3, Pages 396-399Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/imj.14222
Keywords
dermatology; skin infection; indigenous health; primary care.
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- Flinders University
- Australian National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) [1088738, 1145033]
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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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