Staphylococcus aureus was discovered in late 1870’s by Alexander Ogston, a surgeon at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. It was discovered to be the major cause of skin and soft tissue infections such as boils, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome and impetigo.^{[1] [2]} Carl Alois Philipp Garrè was a Swiss surgeon who proved that Staphylococcus aureus causes carbuncles and boils by self experimentation. Dr. Garre discovered and named Garre’s sclerosing osteomyelitis (sclerosing osteitis – form of chronic osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis).^[3]

• Staphylococcus aureus was discovered in late 1870’s by Alexander Ogston, a surgeon at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary. It was the major cause of skin and soft tissue infections such as boils, staphylococcal scalded skin syndrome, and impetigo.^{[1] [2]}
• Carl Alois Philipp Garre was a Swiss surgeon who proved that Staphylococcus aureus causes carbuncles and boils by self-experimentation. Dr. Garre discovered and named Garre’s sclerosing osteomyelitis (sclerosing osteitis – form of chronic osteomyelitis with proliferative periostitis).^[3]