NEEDS STATEMENT - American Medical Seminars

A. Diseases of the skin. General background. Main pathogens of the skin. Staphylococcus aureusStreptococcus pyogenes. GPC, cat + GPC, cat - Skin diseases caused by S. pyogenes. Group A Strep (GAS) 1. impetigo. 2. erysipelas – infection of dermal layer of skin. 3. invasive GAS - 10,000-15,000 cases/yr; 2,000 deaths/yr ................
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