Skin - NEED TO KNOW LIST

Question 1

Colonizers of the Skin

Answer 1

Staphylococcus aureus
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococc (CoNS)
Viridans Group Strepotococci (VGS)
B hemolytic Streptococcus (GBS, GAS)
Bacillus species
Corynebacterium species
Propionibacterium species
Micrococcus species

Question 2

Pathogens of the skin

Answer 2

Staphylococcus aureus
Coagulase-Negative Staphylococc (CoNS)
Viridans Group Strepotococci (VGS)
B hemolytic Streptococcus (GBS, GAS)
Vibrio species
Clostridial species (not difficile)
**DFI varies