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Cellulitis : Causes

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Causes List

Causes could include:
  • Aeromonas hydrophila
  • Cryptococcus neoformans
  • Enterobacter
  • Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
  • Group A Strep
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Proteus
  • Serratia
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • Vibrio vulnificus

Causes Overview Articles

Cellulitis
The skin normally has many types of bacteria living on it, but intact skin is an effective barrier that keeps these bacteria from entering and growing within the body. When there is a break in the skin, however, bacteria can enter the body and gro...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 27, 2006
Cellulitis
Although other kinds of bacteria can cause cellulitis, it is most often caused by Streptococcus pyogenes (the bacteria which causes strep throat) and Staphylococcus aureus. Streptococcus pyogenes is the so-called "flesheating bacteria" and, in rar...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine

Specific Causes Articles

Haemophilus Influenzae Infections
Detailed information on Haemophilus influenzae, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, transmission, treatment, and prevention
Source:StayWell
Pseudomonas Infections
A pseudomonas infection is caused by a bacterium, Pseudomonas aeruginosa , and may affect any part of the body. In most cases, however, pseudomonas infections strike only persons who are very ill, usually hospitalized.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Ask The Doctor: Pseudomonas Infection
What is the treatment for a pseudomonas infection? Anthony Komaroff, M.D., is professor of medicine and editor-in-chief of Harvard Health Publications at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Komaroff also is senior physician and was formerly director of the Division of General Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital. Dr. Komaroff has served on various advisory committees to the federal government, and is an elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.
Source:StayWell
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