Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Paronychia
PATHOGENS
Infectious causes include:
- Staphylococcus aureus, including community-acquired strains of MRSA (acute)
- Streptococcus spp. (acute)
- Anaerobes (acute)
- Candida albicans (chronic)
- Atypical mycobacteria (chronic)
- Gram-negative rods (GNR, chronic)
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Last updated: January 13, 2023
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G. "Paronychia." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540417/all/Paronychia.
Auwaerter PG. Paronychia. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540417/all/Paronychia. Accessed October 31, 2025.
Auwaerter, P. G. (2023). Paronychia. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540417/all/Paronychia
Auwaerter PG. Paronychia [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 October 31]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540417/all/Paronychia.
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