Furuncles, toxic shock syndrome, and scalded skin syndrome all are caused by which bacteria?

Several individuals who frequently swim at a local community pool have developed infections. Some have developed a skin rash and others have developed a painful infection of the outer ear canal. What is the most likely etiologic agent?

How might penicillin use result in candidiasis?

herpetic whitlow, fever blisters, herpes encephalitis are all caused by

How do sporotrichosis and tineas differ?

You are examining a scraping of an infected cornea under the brightfield microscope and see eukaryotic cells. This is probably a case of

caused by unsanitary contact lenses; mild inflammation followed by severe pain; treatment with propamidine isethionate and neomycin; may require corneal transplants

What do Chlamydia trachomatis, adenovirus, Haemophilus influenzae and N. gonorrhea all have in common?

A 9-month-old baby with a macular rash is brought to the hospital. Parents report that the rash started on the face, spread to the rest of the body, and was preceded by cold-like symptoms. There are small reddish spots in the baby's mouth.

What test could you preform to differentiate between staphylococcal skin infections?

Spread via mucous or saliva (usually children) – Fever and sore throat; rash on the hands, feet, mouth, and tongue, caused by enterovirus

A 35-year-old woman has a red, raised rash on the inside of her thighs. Gram-stained skin scrapings show large budding cells with pseudohyphae. The infection is caused by

The patient has scaling skin on his fingers. Conidiospores are seen in microscopic examination of skin scrapings. The etiology is