Cellulitis is a skin infection that can occur when bacteria enter an open bug bite. Early treatment is crucial. Learn how to ...

Scratching an insect bite breaks the skin, which allows Streptococcus (staph), Staphylococcus aureus (strep), or other bacteria to get into the dermis of the skin. Signs of cellulitis include ...

Other infections from group A strep include mild ones like impetigo and scarlet fever, as well as more serious infections like cellulitis, necrotizing fasciitis or streptococcal toxic shock syndrome.

No cutaneous manifestations or cellulitis were noted at this time. A lumbar puncture, performed when the infant stabilized, yielded a negative bacterial culture and bacterial antigen studies ...

We report 6 cases of group B streptococcal prosthetic joint infections seen in our institution and review 8 previously reported cases. These 14 patients (6 men and 8 women) had an average age of 69.