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Staphylococcal infection of skin

MedGen UID:
20940
•Concept ID:
C0038166
•
Disease or Syndrome
Synonyms: Infections, Staphylococcal Skin; Skin Diseases, Staphylococcal; Skin Infections, Staphylococcal; Staphylococcal Diseases, Skin; Staphylococcal Infections, Skin; Staphylococcal Skin Diseases; Staphylococcal Skin Infections
SNOMED CT: Staphylococcal infection of skin (402938009)

Definition

Infections to the skin caused by bacteria of the genus STAPHYLOCOCCUS. [from MeSH]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVStaphylococcal infection of skin

Professional guidelines

PubMed

Epidemiology, pathogenesis, treatment and outcomes of infection-associated glomerulonephritis.
Satoskar AA, Parikh SV, Nadasdy T
Nat Rev Nephrol 2020 Jan;16(1):32-50. Epub 2019 Aug 9 doi: 10.1038/s41581-019-0178-8. PMID: 31399725
Staphylococcus aureus infections: epidemiology, pathophysiology, clinical manifestations, and management.
Tong SY, Davis JS, Eichenberger E, Holland TL, Fowler VG Jr
Clin Microbiol Rev 2015 Jul;28(3):603-61. doi: 10.1128/CMR.00134-14. PMID: 26016486Free PMC Article
Clinical practice guidelines by the infectious diseases society of america for the treatment of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infections in adults and children.
Liu C, Bayer A, Cosgrove SE, Daum RS, Fridkin SK, Gorwitz RJ, Kaplan SL, Karchmer AW, Levine DP, Murray BE, J Rybak M, Talan DA, Chambers HF; Infectious Diseases Society of America
Clin Infect Dis 2011 Feb 1;52(3):e18-55. Epub 2011 Jan 4 doi: 10.1093/cid/ciq146. PMID: 21208910

Recent clinical studies

Etiology

Staphylococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.
Hatlen TJ, Miller LG
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):81-105. Epub 2020 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.003. PMID: 33303329
MRSA nares swab is a more accurate predictor of MRSA wound infection compared with clinical risk factors in emergency department patients with skin and soft tissue infections.
Acquisto NM, Bodkin RP, Brown JE, Graman PS, Jones CMC, Li T, Hardy DJ, Dodds Ashley E
Emerg Med J 2018 Jun;35(6):357-360. Epub 2018 Mar 9 doi: 10.1136/emermed-2017-206843. PMID: 29523721
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management in children and adults.
Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Nov;28(11):1418-23. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12541. PMID: 24841497
Folliculitis: recognition and management.
Luelmo-Aguilar J, Santandreu MS
Am J Clin Dermatol 2004;5(5):301-10. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200405050-00003. PMID: 15554731
Staphylococcal epidermolysins.
Prévost G, Couppié P, Monteil H
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2003 Apr;16(2):71-6. doi: 10.1097/00001432-200304000-00002. PMID: 12734438

Diagnosis

Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome and Bullous Impetigo.
Brazel M, Desai A, Are A, Motaparthi K
Medicina (Kaunas) 2021 Oct 24;57(11) doi: 10.3390/medicina57111157. PMID: 34833375Free PMC Article
Staphylococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.
Hatlen TJ, Miller LG
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):81-105. Epub 2020 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.003. PMID: 33303329
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.
Natsis NE, Cohen PR
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Oct;19(5):671-677. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0362-9. PMID: 29882122
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management in children and adults.
Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Nov;28(11):1418-23. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12541. PMID: 24841497
Folliculitis: recognition and management.
Luelmo-Aguilar J, Santandreu MS
Am J Clin Dermatol 2004;5(5):301-10. doi: 10.2165/00128071-200405050-00003. PMID: 15554731

Therapy

Staphylococcal Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.
Hatlen TJ, Miller LG
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2021 Mar;35(1):81-105. Epub 2020 Dec 7 doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2020.10.003. PMID: 33303329
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.
Natsis NE, Cohen PR
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Oct;19(5):671-677. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0362-9. PMID: 29882122
MRSA nares swab is a more accurate predictor of MRSA wound infection compared with clinical risk factors in emergency department patients with skin and soft tissue infections.
Acquisto NM, Bodkin RP, Brown JE, Graman PS, Jones CMC, Li T, Hardy DJ, Dodds Ashley E
Emerg Med J 2018 Jun;35(6):357-360. Epub 2018 Mar 9 doi: 10.1136/emermed-2017-206843. PMID: 29523721
Prevention of Recurrent Staphylococcal Skin Infections.
Creech CB, Al-Zubeidi DN, Fritz SA
Infect Dis Clin North Am 2015 Sep;29(3):429-64. doi: 10.1016/j.idc.2015.05.007. PMID: 26311356Free PMC Article
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management in children and adults.
Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Nov;28(11):1418-23. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12541. PMID: 24841497

Prognosis

Impetigo.
Johnson MK
Adv Emerg Nurs J 2020 Oct/Dec;42(4):262-269. doi: 10.1097/TME.0000000000000320. PMID: 33105179
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: an overview of basic and clinical research.
Turner NA, Sharma-Kuinkel BK, Maskarinec SA, Eichenberger EM, Shah PP, Carugati M, Holland TL, Fowler VG Jr
Nat Rev Microbiol 2019 Apr;17(4):203-218. doi: 10.1038/s41579-018-0147-4. PMID: 30737488Free PMC Article
The microbiome in patients with atopic dermatitis.
Paller AS, Kong HH, Seed P, Naik S, Scharschmidt TC, Gallo RL, Luger T, Irvine AD
J Allergy Clin Immunol 2019 Jan;143(1):26-35. Epub 2018 Nov 23 doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.11.015. PMID: 30476499Free PMC Article
Impetigo: diagnosis and treatment.
Hartman-Adams H, Banvard C, Juckett G
Am Fam Physician 2014 Aug 15;90(4):229-35. PMID: 25250996
Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: diagnosis and management in children and adults.
Handler MZ, Schwartz RA
J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol 2014 Nov;28(11):1418-23. Epub 2014 May 20 doi: 10.1111/jdv.12541. PMID: 24841497

Clinical prediction guides

Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome: An epidemiological and clinical review of 84 cases.
Liy-Wong C, Pope E, Weinstein M, Lara-Corrales I
Pediatr Dermatol 2021 Jan;38(1):149-153. Epub 2020 Dec 1 doi: 10.1111/pde.14470. PMID: 33283348
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus Skin and Soft Tissue Infections.
Natsis NE, Cohen PR
Am J Clin Dermatol 2018 Oct;19(5):671-677. doi: 10.1007/s40257-018-0362-9. PMID: 29882122
MRSA nares swab is a more accurate predictor of MRSA wound infection compared with clinical risk factors in emergency department patients with skin and soft tissue infections.
Acquisto NM, Bodkin RP, Brown JE, Graman PS, Jones CMC, Li T, Hardy DJ, Dodds Ashley E
Emerg Med J 2018 Jun;35(6):357-360. Epub 2018 Mar 9 doi: 10.1136/emermed-2017-206843. PMID: 29523721
IL-17 and infections.
Ling Y, Puel A
Actas Dermosifiliogr 2014 Oct;105 Suppl 1:34-40. doi: 10.1016/S0001-7310(14)70016-X. PMID: 25398490
Staphylococcal epidermolysins.
Prévost G, Couppié P, Monteil H
Curr Opin Infect Dis 2003 Apr;16(2):71-6. doi: 10.1097/00001432-200304000-00002. PMID: 12734438

Recent systematic reviews

A systematic review regarding the prevalence of malignancy in patients with the hyper-IgE syndrome.
Mohammadi T, Azizi G, Rafiemanesh H, Farahani P, Nirouei M, Tavakol M
Clin Exp Med 2023 Dec;23(8):4835-4859. Epub 2023 Nov 4 doi: 10.1007/s10238-023-01228-5. PMID: 37924455
Ceftaroline: Systematic Review of Clinical Uses and Emerging Drug Resistance.
Abate G, Wang G, Frisby J
Ann Pharmacother 2022 Dec;56(12):1339-1348. Epub 2022 Mar 18 doi: 10.1177/10600280221082326. PMID: 35300514
Interventions for bacterial folliculitis and boils (furuncles and carbuncles).
Lin HS, Lin PT, Tsai YS, Wang SH, Chi CC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2021 Feb 26;2(2):CD013099. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD013099.pub2. PMID: 33634465Free PMC Article
Treatment, prevention and public health management of impetigo, scabies, crusted scabies and fungal skin infections in endemic populations: a systematic review.
May PJ, Tong SYC, Steer AC, Currie BJ, Andrews RM, Carapetis JR, Bowen AC
Trop Med Int Health 2019 Mar;24(3):280-293. Epub 2019 Jan 28 doi: 10.1111/tmi.13198. PMID: 30582783Free PMC Article
Interventions for impetigo.
Koning S, Verhagen AP, van Suijlekom-Smit LW, Morris A, Butler CC, van der Wouden JC
Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2004;(2):CD003261. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD003261.pub2. PMID: 15106198

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