The primary etiology of these infections is Staphylococcus aureus, over 60% of which is ... and skin structure infection (uSSSI), including impetigo, SIDs and secondarily infected wounds.

Impetigo is a skin infection caused by a bacterium; the staphylococcus as in your son's case or the streptococcus are the main culprits. It usually starts as small blisters, anywhere on the body ...

impetigo, and cellulitis. If left untreated, a staph infection may develop into methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, which can become deadly as it is resistant to the antibiotic ...

Community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA ... ranging from common skin infections such as impetigo and cellulitis to the more serious manifestations of necrotizing ...