Skin and Soft Tissue Injuries and Infections

Cellulitis, impetigo, and more

The skin is one of the organs to most commonly become infected.

Why might the skin become infected?

The obvious, but misleading, answer is that the skin can be traumatized and microbes can then get into the wound, creating an infection.

But this does not explain why some wounds become infected, while others do not. Or why some people, no matter how many…