chapter 21 causative agents

staphylococcal infections of the skin

• staphylococcus epidermis

• staphylococcus hominid

• staphylococcus aureus

streptococcal infections of the skin

• streptococcus pyogenes

staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome

• staphylococcus aureus

impetigo

• staphylococcus aureus

cellulitis

• steptococcus pyogenes

• staphylococci

erysipelas

• streptococcus pyogenes

necrotizing fasciitis

• Streptococcus pyogenes

• Klebsiella

• Clostridium

• Escherichia coli

• Staphylococcus aureus

pseudomonas infection of the skin/ wound infection

• pseudomonas aeruginosa

acne

• propionibacterium acnes

anthrax

• bacillus anthracis

bacterial conjunctivitis

• Haemophilus influenzae

• Moraxella catarrhalis

• Streptococcus pneumoniae

• Staphylococcus aureus

neonatal conjunctivitis

• Neisseria gonorrhoeae

• Chlamydia trachomatis

keratitis

• Staphylococcus epidermidis

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa

biofilms

• Staphylococcus aureus

• Pseudomonas aeruginosa

papillomas

• human papillomavirus (HPV)

oral herpes

• herpes simplex virus

  • HSV - 1

  • HSV - 2

roseola

• human herpes virus 6

• human herpes virus 7

fifth disease

• parvovirus B19

viral conjunctivitis

• adenoviruses

• other viruses

herpes keratitis

• HSV - 1

tineas

• dermatopytes

  • trichophyton

  • epidermophyton

  • microsporum

cutaneous aspergillosis

• aspergillus fumigatus

• aspergillus flavus

candidiasis of the skin and nails

• Candida albicans

acanthamoeba keratitis

• acanthamoeba