Bact SSTI Flashcards
Impetigo causes
S pyogenes > S aureus
Bullous impetigo Causes
S aureus
Ecthyma causes
S pyogenes > S aureus
Furuncle causes
BOILS
S aureus
Carbuncle causes
S aureus
Folliculits causes
Many
Mostly pseudomonas
(also fungal)
Erysipelas causes
S pyogenes GAS
Cellulitis causes
S pyogenes > S aureus
Paronychia causes
S aureus > S pyogenes
Necrotizing Fascitiis causes
S pyogenes > C perf, mix anaerobes and S aureus
Staphylococcal Scaleded Skin Syndrome SSSS
S aureus
Osteomyelitis causes
S aureus
Septic arthritis causes
S aureus
Impetigo
Most superficial of bacterial skin infections; most common bacterial skin infection in children; vesicles lead to pustules (honey-crusts), bullae (blisters), erosions around mouth
Bullous Impetigo
Blisters filled with cloudy fluid and later rupture, resulting in erosions and crusting (contain bacteria