Staph Skin Infection

What is Staph skin infection ?

        Staphylococcus aureus is located on the skin and mucous membranes. It can be germ carriers, but without cancer. The general resilience and ability, resistance to many chemotherapeutic agents train makes staphylococci a dangerous pathogens of hospital-acquired infections, so-called nosocomial infection. Staphylococcus aureus settles on the skin and mucous membranes.
Ritter syndrome, or SSSS (staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome), improperly called Lyell's syndrome (which is toxic), more common in children, is characterized by a bullous erythroderma with fever resembling a second-degree burns. It is caused by staphylococci producing exfoliatines. The impetigo and phemphigus forms are minor, localized syndrome.

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        Syndrome skin boiled in young children (Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome) is caused by the dissemination of exfoliatines. This syndrome is called Ritter syndrome in newborns. This can be inititial ORL, conjunctival or skin. This syndrome occurs in the vast majority of young children but may also meet in adults and immunocompromised patients with renal failure. The widespread exfoliation syndrome is characterized by a painful erythroderma, quickly followed by a generalized regression Bullous detachment in 2 to 4 days. Staphylococcus is not present in the bubbles. The benign evolution can be facilitated by antibiotic treatment. The risk of fatal evolution estimated at around 4% in case of delay in antibiotic treatment.