Paronychia is a type of nail infection, most commonly caused by the bacteria called Staphylococcus aureus, which affects the ...
An infection of the tissue folds around the nails. Caused by staphylococci ... several days or weeks More common in females Types of paronychia include: ...
OBJECTIVE: Paronychia occurs frequently in adolescents ... We investigated the presence and characteristics of nail-bed infections in a group of adolescent patients with DM1 aged 10-20 years.
Dr Patrick Mbuthia a specialist based in Nyeri explains that the infection known as paronychia (nail infection) is usually caused by bacteria that gets into the skin through cuts in the cuticle ...