superficial infection

Superficial infections are those that involve the skin and mouth.

It is a serious problem as superficial infection may lead to deep infection.

It had worked miracles on gross superficial infections.

Superficial infections increase the risk of epidemics.

Pseudomonal pyoderma is a cutaneous condition, a superficial infection of the skin with P. aeruginosa.

Tobrex and TobraDex are indicated in the treatment of superficial infections of the eye, such as bacterial conjunctivitis.

Superficial infections of skin and mucosal membranes by Candida causing local inflammation and discomfort are common in many human populations.

Erysipelas is the term used for a more superficial infection of the dermis and upper subcutaneous layer that presents clinically with a well-defined edge.

In extreme cases, these superficial infections of the skin or mucous membranes may enter into the bloodstream and cause systemic Candida infections.

But overgrowth of several species including albicans can cause superficial infections such as oropharyngeal candidiasis (thrush) and vulvovaginal candidiasis (vaginal candidiasis).

It can be caused by Exfoliative toxin A. The phyogenic superficial infection can be divided into two other subdivisions; Impetigo, and non-bullous impetigo.

D. hansenii is one of the most frequent yeast species to be associated with chilled food and although normally considered as non-pathogenic, one case of bone infection associated with this yeast was reported and several clinical samples were identified as D. hansenii (and its anamorph Candida famata ) in superficial infections.