21.2 Vesicular and Pustular Rashes

21.2 Vesicular and Pustular Rashes

• An 8-year-old boy has a rash on his neck and stomach for 5 days.
• 73 students in his elementary school have an illness matching the case definition within 5 days.
• The table below can be used to identify infections that could cause these symptoms.
• The solution can be found at Mastering Microbiology.

• endogenous infections are infections that are already part of the host.

• The most common cause of shock and organ damage is caused by streptococci.
• Similar conditions can be caused by the mortality rate being much higher.
• Up to 80% has been reported as an important factor.

• Aerobic gram-negative rods that are wide are usually prescribed because of the possibility of multiple spreading in soil and water.
• Capable of surviving in moist environments.

• They are resistant to many antibiotics.

• This is a rash that only lasts 2 weeks.