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Boil risk factors
Introduction
Overview
Overview
Common risk factors in the development of boils include immunosupression, malnutrition, coexisting skin conditions, and poor hygiene.
Risk Factors
Risk Factors
Common risk factors in the development of boils include:
- Obesity
- Sports
- Athletes participating in contact sports and using shared equipment
- Malnutrition
- Coexisting skin conditions
- Staphylococcal carriers[3]
- Most common site: anterior nares[4][5][2]
- Poor hygiene
- People living in close contact
- Low socioeconomic status
- living in military barracks, homeless shelters, or prison
- Recent travel
References
References
- ↑ ANNING ST (1953). “Recurrent boils”. Br Med J. 1 (4812): 721–3. PMC 2015621. PMID 13032475.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 TULLOCH LG, ALDER VG, GILLESPIE WA (1960). “Treatment of chronic furunculosis”. Br Med J. 2 (5195): 354–6. PMC 2097510. PMID 13839797.
- ↑ Kluytmans J, van Belkum A, Verbrugh H (1997). “Nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus: epidemiology, underlying mechanisms, and associated risks”. Clin Microbiol Rev. 10 (3): 505–20. PMC 172932. PMID 9227864.
- ↑ Mertz D, Frei R, Jaussi B, Tietz A, Stebler C, Flückiger U; et al. (2007). “Throat swabs are necessary to reliably detect carriers of Staphylococcus aureus”. Clin Infect Dis. 45 (4): 475–7. doi:10.1086/520016. PMID 17638197.
- ↑ ROODYN L (1954). “Staphylococcal infections in general practice”. Br Med J. 2 (4900): 1322–5. PMC 2080205. PMID 13209110.
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