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Cellulitis Learning Center
Causes could include:
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Staphylococcus aureus
- Pseudomonas
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Haemophilus influenzae
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Proteus
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Enterobacter
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Serratia
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Cryptococcus neoformans
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Vibrio vulnificus
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Aeromonas hydrophila
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Group A Strep
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Erysipelothrix rhusiopathiae
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The skin normally has many types of bacteria living on it. When there is a break in the skin, however, bacteria can enter the body and cause infection and inflammation. The skin tissues in the infected area become red, hot, irritated, and painful.
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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 r...
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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.
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