Most infected skin wounds involve gram positive cocci. Staphylococcus Aureus is the most common although other pathogens including Group A Haemolytic Streptococcus have been implicated. Certain types of GABHS the same organism implicated in some cases of streptococcal pharyngitis can result in post infection complications like rheumatic fever and post streptococcal glomerulonephritis. Interestingly antibiotic therapy has little impact on the incidence of nephritis though it i