Causes of Bacterial Skin Infections
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Impetigo | Caused by staphylococcus aureus or Group A streptococcus |
| Ecthyma | Caused by strep or staph as well |
| Bullous Impetigo | Staph aureus is the cause (Methicillin Sensitive or Resistant |
| Staph Scalded Skin Syndrome (SSSS) | Caused by Staph |
| Cellulitis | Staphylococcus aureus is the most common cause. Can also be caused by Group A, B, C, G, Strep. |
| Erysipelas | Group A Strep causes the vast majority of cases; Other organisms have been recovered such as streptococci pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Group B Streptococcus |
| Erythrasma | Corynebacterium minutissimum, a member of the normal skin flora, is the causative agent |
| Necrotizing Fasciitis | Also called Streptococcal gangrene; Caused by multiple organisms including anaerobic streptococci |
| Folliculitis | Usually caused by staph aureus, but also can be due to pseudomonas aeruginosa. |
| Furuncle | Usually caused by S. aureus. |
| Carbuncle | Staphylococcus aureus. |
| Tinea Versicolor | Due to Malassezia furfur yeast found on the skin of humans. On some the yeast manifests in the spore and hyphal form causing disease. |
| candidiasis | Cutaneous type is caused by c. albicans. |
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