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T
he staphylococcus aureus bacteria
are the main culprits in skin infections. The bacteria enter
the skin either through a hair follicle or a break in the
skin. Here, the bacteria multiply rapidly resulting in swelling,
discomfort and fluid retention in the affected area. The staph
skin infection manifests itself in the following manner:
- Boils. These are abscess that are built
up under the skin and is also called a furuncle.
- Cellulitis. This is a localized infection
of the skin making it red, painful and warm to the touch.
- Folliculitis – This is an infection
of hair follicles characterized by reddishness and swelling.
- Impetigo- This is the skin infection
that causes blisters, called bullous impetigo, with honey
colored crusted lesions on the skin.
- Paronychia- This type of infection affects
the skin folds of the nails.
The above skin infections manifest itself when the staphylococcus
aureus bacteria enter the skin and flourishes in the affected
areas.
There are many treatments available for staph skin infections.
A topical antibiotic cream such as Bactroban or Altabax may
be effective for simple impetigo. This has to be done with
warm compresses and fluids like abscesses within the area
must be drained. An oral antibiotic is also recommended to
kill of the bacteria. The most common oral antibiotics are
the cephalosporins like Keflex or cephalexin and Duricef or
cefadroxil.
The problem arises if the staph skin infection you have is
resistant to common antibiotics. This can be seen that despite
regularly taking in the antibiotic, the staph skin infection
persists. When this happens, it is best that you seek professional
medical advice as to how the staph skin infections can be
treated.
Do not by any chance belittle the problems that staph skin
infections may present. If the infection breaks by the use
of topical or oral antibiotics, then the staph infection you
have is one of the simple ones. The main issue arises if you
have contracted MRSA or methicillin resistant staphylococcus
aureus bacteria. This multi-drug resistant form of the staph
can result in serious skin infections that would continue
unabated and unfettered since there is no known medication
to halt its spread. Once the bacteria enter the bloodstream,
called invasive MRSA infections, it can create a whole host
of infections in the body. The illnesses that result from
invasive MRSA infection include toxic shock syndrome, sepsis,
meningitis, oleomelytis, endocarditis, liver failure and the
fatal necrotizing pneumonia. These are often fatal diseases
that affect the body. The problem is compounded by the fact
that there is no medication that can effectively abate or
control the infection once it invades the soft tissues of
the body. Most often, an initial MRSA staph skin infection
that turns invasive ends up with fatal results for the individual.
As you can see, skin staff infections cannot be taken lightly.
If left untreated to flourish on the body, it can lead to
much more pernicious results. Prevention is key and at first
symptom presented, reach out to your doctor at the soonest
possible time.
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