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[[Group A streptococcal infection|Group A]] [[streptococcus]] and [[staphylococcus]] <ref name="pmid6768328">{{cite journal| author=Fleisher G, Ludwig S| title=Cellulitis: a prospective study. | journal=Ann Emerg Med | year= 1980 | volume= 9 | issue= 5 | pages= 246-9 | pmid=6768328 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6768328 }} </ref> are the most common causative agents of cellulitis. These bacteria are part of the normal flora living on the skin | [[Group A streptococcal infection|Group A]] [[streptococcus]] and [[staphylococcus]] <ref name="pmid6768328">{{cite journal| author=Fleisher G, Ludwig S| title=Cellulitis: a prospective study. | journal=Ann Emerg Med | year= 1980 | volume= 9 | issue= 5 | pages= 246-9 | pmid=6768328 | doi= | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=6768328 }} </ref> are the most common causative agents of cellulitis. These bacteria are part of the normal flora living on the skin. | ||
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Group A streptococcus and staphylococcus [1] are the most common causative agents of cellulitis. These bacteria are part of the normal flora living on the skin.
References
- ↑ Fleisher G, Ludwig S (1980). "Cellulitis: a prospective study". Ann Emerg Med. 9 (5): 246–9. PMID 6768328.