title: Bacterial infections of the skin.
abstract: This article discusses common bacterial skin infections, including impetigo, cellulitis and erysipelas folliculitis, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, blistering distal dactylitis, furuncles and carbuncles, and pseudomonal infections such as external otitis and malignant external otitis, ecthyma gangrenosum, pseudomonal folliculitis, toe web infection, and erysipeloid.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Practice, Saginaw Cooperative Hospitals, Inc., Saginaw, Michigan 48602, USA. docrhody@rocketmail.com
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rhody
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D017192:Skin Diseases, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents