THE AETIOPATHOGENESIS OF BACTERIAL INFECTIONS OF SKIN

All main modern aspects of etiology and pathogenesis of bacterial infections of skin are presented in this article for help to the practicing physicians. The main germs of pyodermia – staphylococci and streptococci – are described, the characteristic to the properties determining their pathogenicity is given. It is shown that change of reactivity of a macroorganism, pathogenicity of microorganisms and adverse influence of the external environment play a valuable role in pyodermia development. The developed etiological classification of bacterial infections of skin considering not only an etiology, but also depth of skin affect is presented.