Cellulitis Research Paper
Cellulitis is a common, potentially serious bacterial infection. Cellulitis appears as a swollen, red area of the skin that feels hot and tender to touch. It can spread rapidly to other parts of the body. Cellulitis can affect only the skins surface, or it can affect tissues underlying the skin and can spread to lymph nodes and even the bloodstream.
Cellulitis occurs when bacteria, most commonly streptococcus and staphylococcus enter through breaks in the skin. One of the most serious infections is called Methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Bacteria is most likely to enter the body through disrupted areas of skin, such as areas of recent surgery, IV catheters, cuts, puncture wounds, an ulcer or dermatitis. Certain types of …show more content…
They are usually red, swollen, painful, warm to the touch, and full of pus or other drainage. These places can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin. But they can also burrow deep into the body, causing potentially life-threatening infections in joints, bones, the bloodstream, surgical wounds, lungs and heart valves.
Both health care-associated and community-associated strains of MRSA still respond to certain antibiotics. Doctors usually drain the superficial abscesses caused by MRSA and then treat the infection with drugs. The majority of serious MRSA infections are treated with two or more antibiotics that in combination are often still effective against MRSA. Some examples of some of the drugs used would be Vancomycin, Bactrim, Zyvox, Septra, and Rifadin (Humphreys, 2011).
There are also some non-pharmacological treatments such as warm compresses to try and bring to a head to allow to rupture on its own rather than having to have it lanced. Good hand hygiene to keep it from spreading to other parts of the body or to someone
Cellulitis occurs when bacteria, most commonly streptococcus and staphylococcus enter through breaks in the skin. One of the most serious infections is called Methicillin-resistance Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Bacteria is most likely to enter the body through disrupted areas of skin, such as areas of recent surgery, IV catheters, cuts, puncture wounds, an ulcer or dermatitis. Certain types of …show more content…
They are usually red, swollen, painful, warm to the touch, and full of pus or other drainage. These places can quickly turn into deep, painful abscesses that require surgical draining. Sometimes the bacteria remain confined to the skin. But they can also burrow deep into the body, causing potentially life-threatening infections in joints, bones, the bloodstream, surgical wounds, lungs and heart valves.
Both health care-associated and community-associated strains of MRSA still respond to certain antibiotics. Doctors usually drain the superficial abscesses caused by MRSA and then treat the infection with drugs. The majority of serious MRSA infections are treated with two or more antibiotics that in combination are often still effective against MRSA. Some examples of some of the drugs used would be Vancomycin, Bactrim, Zyvox, Septra, and Rifadin (Humphreys, 2011).
There are also some non-pharmacological treatments such as warm compresses to try and bring to a head to allow to rupture on its own rather than having to have it lanced. Good hand hygiene to keep it from spreading to other parts of the body or to someone