Who discovered impetigo?

Answer 1

* First named staphylococcus by Sir Alexander Ogston in 1881 in recognition of the grape-like clusters of bacteria he observed in pus from human abscesses. * Rosenbach described the 2 pigmented colony types of staphylococcus in 1884, naming then S. aureus and S. albus (now known as S. epidermidis). He also showed that S. aureus was responsible for wound infections and furunculosis. * The streptococcus was first described by Billroth (the famous surgeon who introduced the concept of audit) in 1874, Frederick Fehleisen isolated the bacteria in 1883, and was named Streptococcus pyogenes by Rosenbach in 1884. * William Tilbury Fox (1836-1879) wrote a classical description of impetigo contagiosa which appeared in Wilson's Journal. William Wilson (1809-1884) was a self-taught dermatologist, who famously transported Cleopatra's needle at his own expense from Alexandria to the Thames embankment.

Answer 2

Sir Alexander Olgston discovered impetigo in 1881. Further research was conducted in 1883 by Frederick Fehleisen, who classified that particular type at Streptococcus pyogenes