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Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
Organisms that make up both normal skin flora and pathogens.
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Microbiology
Undergraduate 3
07/19/2013

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Term
What benefit do the organisms of usual skin flora provide to the human host?
Definition
Protection against pathogens, via competition for resources.
Term
Which of the following is not found in usual skin flora: Proprionibacterium acnes, Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus epidermidis, or Candida albicans?
Definition
Streptococcus pyogenes (can cause impetigo, cellulitis)
Term
What highly contagious skin infection is characterised by painless but itchy lesions with a thick yellow crust?
Definition
Impetigo
Term
What skin infection is characterized by inflammation and swelling, with poorly defined borders to the affected area?
Definition
Cellulitis
Term
What type of skin infection has been linked to swimming pools and hot tubs, usually involving Pseudomonas aeruginosa?
Definition
Folliculitis
Term
What skin infections, also known as "boils" occur frequently at the back of the neck?
Definition
Carbuncles
Term
Which of the following non-bacterial organisms does not generally cause skin infection: Varicella zoster virus, ringworm,
or cytomegalovirus?
Definition
Cytomegalovirus (CMV)
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