HIGH YIELD II Flashcards
major cause for group A strep or S. aureus?
cellulitis
cellulitis, cat bites caused by?
pasteurella multocida
cellulitis, human bites caused by?
eikenella corrodens
cellulitis by sea water caused by?
vibrio vulnificus
cellulitis by fresh water caused by?
aeromonas hydrophilia
cellulitis by puncture caused by?
pseudomonas aeruginosa
virulent streptococcal infection (group A strep)
hot, red, indurated, edematous, elevated borders
fever/constitutional sympomts
over 70% of cases found in LE
Peau dā orange texture
erysipelas
yellow drainage, no odor
staph aureus
white, no odor
staph epi
green, fruity odor
pseudomonas aeroginosa
brown/red, foul odor
anaerobes
clear to white, minimal odor
streptococci
inflamed/infected periungual flesh
determine vascular status
paronychia
localized collection of bacteria, neutrophils, other debris
fluctuance and localized hyperthermia
walled off from antibiotics
staph aureus is most common, w/ staph epi and strep pyogenes
abscess