Which skin infection is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus?

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Which skin infection is commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus?

Boils are the skin infection most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. This bacterium often lives on the skin and in the nose and can invade hair follicles to form furuncles, which become painful, red, and pus-filled nodules that may merge into larger carbuncles. In contrast, diphtheria is caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and mainly affects the throat with a pseudomembrane; pneumonia is a lung infection (not a skin infection) that can be caused by several organisms, including Staphylococcus aureus; and scarlet fever results from toxins produced by Streptococcus pyogenes, presenting with a rash rather than a primary skin abscess.

Boils are the skin infection most commonly caused by Staphylococcus aureus. This bacterium often lives on the skin and in the nose and can invade hair follicles to form furuncles, which become painful, red, and pus-filled nodules that may merge into larger carbuncles. In contrast, diphtheria is caused by Corynebacterium diphtheriae and mainly affects the throat with a pseudomembrane; pneumonia is a lung infection (not a skin infection) that can be caused by several organisms, including Staphylococcus aureus; and scarlet fever results from toxins produced by Streptococcus pyogenes, presenting with a rash rather than a primary skin abscess.

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