Skin Infections WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Skin Infections
Skin infections are common and may be caused by bacteria, fungi or viruses. Breaks in the skin integrity frequently cause or exacerbate skin infections. 1
Fast Facts:
- Factors that contribute to infection include minor trauma, poor hygiene, and impaired host immunity.2
- Viral infections include measles, rubella, chickenpox, fifth disease, and roseola.3
- Bacterial infections include impetigo, toxic shock syndrome, and scarlet fever.4
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Research Notes References
- ↑ American Academy of Family Physicians: Skin and Wound Infections
- ↑ Cleveland Clinic: Common Skin Infections
- ↑ Nemours Foundation: Staph Infection
- ↑ DermNet: Skin Infections Caused by Bacteria
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- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Contributor: Jacky Gamble
- Reviewer: Chris Miller
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
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- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
Each WisdomCard is handcrafted by our team of physician-guided health advocates. Our goal is to make it easy for you to find the most useful health resources for any health topic by filtering out spam and bad links.
