The objectives of the two types of research and their underlying philosophical assumptions are simply different. However, as discussed in the section on âphilosophies guiding researchâ, this does not mean that the two approaches cannot be used in the same study.
Signs and symptoms. Contagious impetigo. This most common form of impetigo, also called nonbullous impetigo, most often begins as a red sore near the nose or mouth which soon breaks, leaking pus or fluid, and forms a honey-colored scab, followed by a red mark which heals without leaving a scar.
Impetigo facts. 1  Impetigo is a bacterial infection of the surface of the skin. 2  Impetigo is more common in children than in adults. 3  The two types of impetigo are nonbullous and bullous impetigo.  Impetigo symptoms and signs include small blisters, dark or honey-colored crust that forms after the pustules burst.