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Staphylococcal Scalded Skin Syndrome
Health Encyclopedia: Scalded Skin Syndrome
Ritter disease; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSS)
Prevention
The disorder may not be preventable. Prompt treatment of any staphylococcus infection may be helpful.
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Health Guide
Scalded skin syndrome
Ritter disease; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSS) Treatment Intravenous antibiotics that are specific for staphylococcus are given... Read more »Scalded skin syndrome
...affects infants and children under the age of 5. Alternative Names Ritter disease; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSS) Causes, incidence, and risk factors ... Read more »Scalded skin syndrome
Ritter disease; Staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome (SSS) Symptoms fever redness of the skin (erythema) which spreads to cover most of... Read more »Pneumonia: Prognosis
...severe pneumonia, with mortality rates of 10%. Nevertheless, it is very responsive to many antibiotics.Staphylococcus aureus is a gram-positive bacterium that often causes severe pneumonia in... Read more »Urinary Tract Infection: Causes
...the bladder, where they survive to reinfect the patient after resolution of the previous infection.Staphylococcus saprophyticus accounts for 5 - 15% of UTIs, mostly in younger women. Infections... Read more »
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