National Institutes of Health
- The primary NIH organization for research on Skin Infections is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
Your skin helps protect you from germs, but sometimes it can get infected by them. Some common types of skin infections are
Your skin can also get parasites, such as head lice and scabies.
Treatment of skin infections depends on the cause.
References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)