Skin Boils Resource

...One cause of recurring boils if you are otherwise healthy is that you, or someone in your family or household, may be a 'carrier' of Staphylococcus bacteria. This means that a certain number of these bacteria live harmlessly on your skin, or in your nose...

Skin Boils Resource

What Is Staphylococcus Aureus (staph)

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Drainage of skin boils or abscesses. should only be done by a healthcare provider. Is it possible that my staph or MRSA. skin infection will come back after...

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Folliculitis and Friends

...But if you get a cut or scrape or even an insect bite, everyday bacteria such as Streptococcus and Staphylococcus may take the opportunity to slip under the skin and cause an infection...

...Furuncles look like boils that usually occur in adults. They are also caused by Staphylococcus and Streptococcus. Like folliculitis, furuncles are an infection of the hair follicle, but this infection produces a large, round, tender..

Folliculitis and Friends

The Cause And Treatment Of Boils

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Common Skin Diseases In Children During Summer

...certain skin diseases during summer. These can be infections which though present otherwise in other seasons are more frequently seen during summers.

Other category being the diseases which are exacerbated or are seen mainly in summer seasons...

...are bacterial skin infections also commonly known as boils. There are various types like impetigo, icthyma, folliculitis (hair root infection).

These are commonly seen over exposed areas like legs, forearm, face which are exposed to dust. Folliculitis is more commonly seen over hot areas like scalp, groin. Natal cleft etc. Pyoderma...

Common Skin Diseases In Children During Summer

Bacterium Spreads By Skin Contact

...Staph is not water-borne, according to experts with Singing River Hospital System and the Mississippi Department of Health. The infection is spread primarily through skin-to-skin contact...

... said "(Staph) causes skin infections that look like boils and may be red, swollen, painful or have drainage."...

Bacterium Spreads By Skin Contact

Tracking A New Superbug

...methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, commonly known as MRSA, emerged in the southern U.S., causing skin infections and pneumonia...

...warned that community-acquired MRSA is starting to show up among the general population.

"I expect we will see more of these cases," Conly told the conference. "Something has changed with this particular strain."

Conly thinks genetic differences make this strain more likely than its cousins to cause large angry skin boils or infect lungs...

...The germ only causes infections in people whose immune systems are compromised or if the bug gets into surgery wounds..

Tracking A New Superbug

What's Going Around ?

...Strep throat and skin infections are also still a big problem...

...One strain of MRSA, or staph, is different.

It's not the more common version. It is penicillin-resistant, and Dr. Kelley says even just a prick from a thorn on a rose can trigger it.

The MRSA bacteria exists everywhere, so wash wounds thoroughly, no matter how small. Also, watch for boils or red, tender skin....

What's Going Around ?