Are acne and pimples the result of a staph infection?

Staph infections are a product of the staphylococcus bacterium, which resides on the skin of humans but can cause serious medical problems if it gets beneath the surface and infects the blood. These infections have a relationship with acne that can go both ways--acne is sometimes the product of a staph infection, but can also be the cause if open wounds created by broken pimples become infected with staph. read more

When the skin around follicles becomes damaged, follicles are exposed to bacteria, such as staph, that normally live harmlessly on the outside of your skin. When the bacteria get inside the damaged follicle, they multiply and cause an infection, which results in a pimple. read more