The nurse is caring for a 10-month-old with a rash. The child's mother reports that the onset was abrupt. The nurse assesses diffuse erythema and skin tenderness with, ruptured bullae in the axillary area with red weeping surface. The nurse suspects which of the following bacterial infections?

The nurse is caring for a 10-month-old with a rash. The child's mother reports that the onset was abrupt. The nurse assesses diffuse erythema and skin tenderness with, ruptured bullae in the axillary area with red weeping surface. The nurse suspects which of the following bacterial infections?




a) Scalded skin syndrome
b) Folliculitis
c) Impetigo
d) Non-bullous impetigo




Answer: A


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