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  2. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - Wikipedia

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    MRSA is becoming a critical problem in children; [36] studies found 4.6% of patients in U.S. health-care facilities, (presumably) including hospital nurseries, [37] were infected or colonized with MRSA. [38] Children and adults who come in contact with day-care centers, [19] playgrounds, locker rooms, camps, dormitories, classrooms and other ...

  3. Toxic shock syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Toxic shock syndrome (TSS) is a condition caused by bacterial toxins. [1] Symptoms may include fever, rash, skin peeling, and low blood pressure. [1] There may also be symptoms related to the specific underlying infection such as mastitis, osteomyelitis, necrotising fasciitis, or pneumonia.

  4. Lemierre's syndrome - Wikipedia

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    The signs and symptoms of Lemierre's syndrome vary, but usually start with a sore throat, fever, and general body weakness. These are followed by extreme lethargy, spiked fevers, rigors, swollen cervical lymph nodes, and a swollen, tender or painful neck. Often there is abdominal pain, diarrhea, nausea and vomiting during this phase.

  5. Staphylococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    Boils – Boils are the most common type of staph infection, they are pockets of white pus that start where a hair follicle or oil gland is. The boil is tender and red where the infection is located on the skin. Impetigo – Impetigo is most prominent among children, and is usually located around their mouth, nose, hands, and feet. It shows up ...

  6. Skin and skin structure infection - Wikipedia

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    [citation needed] The increased prevalence of antibiotic resistance is evident in MRSA species commonly involved in SSSIs, which worsen prognoses and limit treatment options. [citation needed] For less severe infections, microbiologic evaluation using tissue culture has been demonstrated to have high utility in guiding management decisions. [5]

  7. Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome - Wikipedia

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    SSSS is a clinical diagnosis. This is sometimes confirmed by isolation of S. aureus from blood, mucous membranes, or skin biopsy; however, these are often negative. Skin biopsy may show separation of the superficial layer of the epidermis (intraepidermal separation), differentiating SSSS from TEN, wherein the separation occurs at the dermo-epidermal junction (subepidermal separation).

  8. Hospital-acquired infection - Wikipedia

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    To emphasize both hospital and nonhospital settings, it is sometimes instead called a healthcare-associated infection. [2] Such an infection can be acquired in a hospital, nursing home, rehabilitation facility, outpatient clinic, diagnostic laboratory or other clinical settings. A number of dynamic processes can bring contamination into ...

  9. Group A streptococcal infection - Wikipedia

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    In addition, infection of GAS may lead to further complications and health conditions, namely acute rheumatic fever and poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis. Most common: impetigo, cellulitis, and erysipelas – infections of the skin which can be complicated by necrotizing fasciitis – skin, fascia and muscle; strep throat AKA strep ...