Table 1 Skin and soft tissue infection definitions

• Impetigo was defined as an active bacterial skin infection characterised by sores that start as round or oval pus-filled bumps which progress into blisters, or the sores produce a clear honey-coloured fluid that forms a crust on the skin. When the crusts are removed, the area underneath appears red and eroded [11]

• Furuncle was defined as pus-filled lesions that are painful and usually firm, occurring when infection around the hair follicles spreads deeper

• Omphalitis was defined as a newborn infection of the umbilical stump, which presents as superficial cellulitis that may involve the entire abdominal wall

• Skin abscess was defined as a collection of pus built up within the body’s tissue with redness, pain, warmth, and swelling of the affected area [23]

• Cellulitis was defined as a skin infection that is red, painful, swollen, tender, and warm to the touch [23]

• Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome is defined as an illness characterised by red, blistering skin that looks like a burn or scald