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Causes could include:
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Staphylococcus aureus
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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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Staphylococcus and streptococcus bacteria are the most common causes of cellulitis. The skin normally has many types of bacteria living on it.
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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 rare ...
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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.P. aeruginosa is a rod-shaped ...
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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.
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Detailed information on Haemophilus influenzae, including causes, symptoms, diagnosis, transmission, treatment, and prevention
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