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Staphylococcal Skin Infections

Medical Definition:	Infections to the skin caused by bacteria of the genus STAPHYLOCOCCUS.
Guide Notes:	coord IM with specific STAPHYLOCOCCUS (IM); DF: STAPH SKIN INFECT
Previously Indexed:	Skin Diseases, Infectious (1968-1985),Staphylococcal Infections (1966-1985)

Staphylococcal Skin Infections Categories.

	Furunculosis - An infection where furuncles are present over a period of weeks to months. Species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS are usually the causative agents.
	Impetigo - A common superficial bacterial infection caused by STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS or group A beta-hemolytic streptococci. Characteristics include pustular lesions that rupture and discharge a thin, amber-colored fluid that dries and forms a crust. This condition is commonly located on the face, especially about the mouth and nose.
	Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome - A disease of infants due to group 2 phage type 17 staphylococci that produce an epidermolytic exotoxin. Superficial fine vesicles and bullae form and rupture easily, resulting in loss of large sheets of epidermis.

Staphylococcal Skin Infections Medical Definitions and Terms

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